Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif Auction Archive of Swiss Huguenin Freres manufacture

of Swiss Huguenin Freres manufacture

with canvas backing

50 mm (w) x 64

very light wear on the bottom

the reverse bearing a central oval medallion bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER POLIZEI” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE POLICE”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif Auction Archive of Swiss Huguenin Freres manufacture(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 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 round wire catch emanating from a