Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of the Olympus struck an enemy

the Olympus struck an enemy mine while leaving Malta with a total 0f 98 officers and men aboard

remaining bright and crisp and having a sharp tip

The neck chain houses twenty-four badges

After five weeks recuperation

and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers and captains occupying senior command or very senior staff positions in their respective services

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of the Olympus struck an enemy(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central 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, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 26 mm (w) x 43. 77 mm (h), weighing 34. 2 grams, in extremely fine condition.