Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Hermann Aurich Archive obverse illustrating the right-facing bust

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Emperor Napoleon I

48 mm (w) x 73

1911 to October 12

the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription and dedication from Stalag VII A in Moosburg

in turn joined at regular intervals by bunches of grapes emanating from leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Hermann Aurich Archive obverse illustrating the right-facing bust(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a depressed and crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire