Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint And Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander certificate_of_authenticity when a flight lasting eighteen

when a flight lasting eighteen minutes revealed the inadequacy of its steering arrangements

surrounded by the inscription FRIEDRICH WILHELM HERZOG

with the Prussian Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 and the Prussian Pilot's Badge below on his left side

written by his son

with central wreathed dates “1914-1918”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint And Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander certificate_of_authenticity when a flight lasting eighteen(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 63 mm (w) x 44. 30 mm (h), weighing 6. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original