Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Republic of in die pressed zinc &

in die pressed zinc & brass

impressed (32961 DVR

including a "coup de grace" from HMS Venus eventually sank her

maker marked “Hauptmünzamt Wien”

depicted in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (13 October 1940) with Oak Leaves (2 August 1943) and Swords (23 January 1944) clearly visible

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Republic of in die pressed zinc &(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the