Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed Italian Order of the Crown

Italian Order of the Crown Award Document

a scarce example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original finish

it was issued on September 14th

with black threading giving definition to the bird

maker marked with the Caron Brothers of Montreal insignia and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed Italian Order of the Crown(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with