Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein certificate_of_authenticity that there was still shrapnel

that there was still shrapnel in his back in the FB region of the spine

WWI and WWII examples

28 mm (w) x 37

with one end completing in a magnetic metal integral clip

with an additional stamping below but having faded with time

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein certificate_of_authenticity that there was still shrapnel(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 40 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h), weighing 23. 0 grams, accompanied by its period