Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity measuring 25 mm x 9

measuring 25 mm x 9 mm

on the second day of the three and one-half days' battle for Tarawa

surrounding a tri-colour cockade

Stamped onto the crown is a black ink size mark of “55”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity measuring 25 mm x 9(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring