Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Hold 1935-1936 - Printed in four-colour

1935-1936 - Printed in four-colour ink on a thin paper stock

A silver gilt Maltese cross with blue enamel with flame

Footnote: The Order was created in 1958 and was awarded to military personnel and personnel from the Department of State Security for achievements in combat training and political education in the maintenance of combat readiness in defense of the country

the exterior with a central square medallion bearing an enameled Iron Cross and Imperial tri-colour shield flanked by oak leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Hold 1935-1936 - Printed in four-colour(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with it left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a double crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a