(Bayerische Militärverdienstorden
the front with two 12 mm wide brass buttons
Upon America joining the war in 1917
majority of original gilding has worn off due to age and wear
part of the reinforced backer missing
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot Of Service Awards certificate_of_authenticity (Bayerische Militärverdienstorden(Dienstabzeichen). A lot of four Wehrmacht service awards, including a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 72 mm (w) x 44. 19 mm