Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive cast in Paris

cast in Paris

slight tear at the left

with feathering and details highlighted in gilt

supplemented by an array of colour and black-and-white images and illustrations

constructed of an aluminum alloy and bearing double-sided

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive cast in Paris(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker