Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 25 Engagements, By Josef Feix Söhne Auction Archive enamel loss on 12 o'clock

enamel loss on 12 o'clock arm and reverse centre

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which in turn sits flush with the wooden handle that shows only minimal shrinkage from age

with alternated gilded castles and lions in each quadrant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 25 Engagements, By Josef Feix Söhne Auction Archive enamel loss on 12 o'clock(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set around a central Panzer IV rolling over logs, with its left tread tending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback