A Second War German Silver Grade Wound Badge By Official Mint Of Vienna Auction Archive ) Naming officially engraved

) Naming officially engraved

on the eve of Austria-Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Gustav Spitzer

then a posting to 2/7th Infantry Battalion

Soiling and wear evident on the folder and along the fold lines of the map

A Second War German Silver Grade Wound Badge By Official Mint Of Vienna Auction Archive ) Naming officially engravedA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin and a functional hinge catch assembly; maker marked 30 for Hauptmnzamt, Wien on the reverse; measuring 43. 73 mm x 36. 29 mm; weighing 26. 5 grams; bubbling