Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Black Grade Wound Badge With Document, To Leutnant Zur See S. Grohnmeyer certificate_of_authenticity maker’s mark J

maker’s mark J

A grouping of three German miniature badges

one marked with the pot suspended over a campfire insignia on the button hole attachment

to reward civilians and non-combatants who served their country with distinction during the First World War

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Black Grade Wound Badge With Document, To Leutnant Zur See S. Grohnmeyer certificate_of_authenticity maker’s mark J(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of blackened zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire, unmarked, measuring 37. 96 mm (w) x 45. 56 mm (h), weighing 9. 3 grams, with some loss of paint