Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity while the obverse ricasso bears

while the obverse ricasso bears government inspection marks and factory codes

" (printed in red and black inks on a white paper stock

The unusual construction of this example possibly reflects Finnish or other Axis manufacture

14cm x 13cm (5” height and 5 1/2” width

in which the Soviet Union and the United States supported opposing factions

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity while the obverse ricasso bears(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, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with it left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a double crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a