Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted on 11 April 1956 and awarded to soldiers

It is accompanied by a period scabbard

the obverse depicting a winged

Balevski was President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1968-1987)

with material fatigue to the case which renders its catch non-functional

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: The medal was instituted(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded zink, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 39. 57 mm (w) x 44. 43 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, all gilt has worn off, and very fine condition.