Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity followed by missions to Britain

followed by missions to Britain

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the reverse depicting the cypher of Charles III of Spain surrounded by a blue enameled border inscribed by the Latin inscription VIRTUTI ET MERITO (Virtue and Merit)

but rather on a specially designed striking surface

in an ornate spade-shaped frame

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity followed by missions to Britain(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,