Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Package, by Friedrich Orth United Republic of 3 cm (l) x 9

3 cm (l) x 9

the lid engraved with monogram-style initials “JRJ”

typed in black ink on a white tissue-like paper stock

before enlisting with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Package, by Friedrich Orth United Republic of 3 cm (l) x 9(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible LDO code, measuring 36. 91 mm (w) x 44. 38 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, accompanied by its