Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive slight tear at the left

slight tear at the left

constructed of an aluminum alloy and bearing double-sided

with a maker’s mark of “PHOTOGRAPHIE ARTISTIQUE” and an address of “NEVSKY 52

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon on a pentagonal backplate

and Infantry Shoulder Title (pickled copper

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive slight tear at the left(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, around a central depiction of 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, maker