Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Archive (Militär-Brieftaubenwesen Medaille in Silber mit

(Militär-Brieftaubenwesen Medaille in Silber mit Etui)

and white enameled centre square

and antennae leads corroded considerably due to salt air probably

the obverse bearing a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Bronze Grade -  Bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Archive (Militär-Brieftaubenwesen Medaille in Silber mit(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a silvered zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting an integrated round catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 43. 90 mm (h),