Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Siebrecht on reverse

Siebrecht on reverse

featuring a 190 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Footnote: This medal takes its curious name from the CQD signal (All Stations Distress) sent out by the stricken White Star steamship Republic after it collided with the Italian steamer Florida on January 21

with a length of original neck ribbon measuring 55 mm (w) x 450 mm (l) underneath the medal bed

the interior with an off-white satin-type lid liner and intact hinge cover

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Siebrecht on reverse(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 27 mm (w) x 44. 55 mm (h), weighing 24. 9 grams, accompanied by