Behind the sweatband is an extremely well preserved cork padding
surmounted by a small eagle
interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the base of the crown and the wing
Volume I is the first of four volumes covering the following states: Afghanistan
"RPR" insignia in silvered bronze and red
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Newly Listed Behind the sweatband is an(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 64 mm (w) x 44. 12 mm (h),