Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle Hold measuring 30 mm (w) x

measuring 30 mm (w) x 44

in silvered and gilt bronze with white

minor material fatigue and tearing evident

Of top quality manufacturing

entitled "British Battles and Medals" by John Hayward

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle Hold measuring 30 mm (w) x(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but