Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive STAATSMÜNZE" (Prussian State Mint) on

STAATSMÜNZE" (Prussian State Mint) on the edge

The chin strap is constructed of thick lacquered leather

Many of them had to be turned back

(Silberne Verdienstmedaille Friedrich II)

400 wounded

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive STAATSMÜNZE" (Prussian State Mint) on(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 wreathed mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with