Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in

"for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States

On July 17

exhibiting wear and signs of exposure on reverse

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II circumscribed by name and title

1943 and saw action in Belgium and Northern France as part of the 9th Panzer Division

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimpsed barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of E. Ferdinand Wiedmann,