Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif Auction Archive situated within a blue enamelled

situated within a blue enamelled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “D

reverse marked with the Cairo assay mark

featuring handwritten entries for all four awards with matching issue numbers

original impressed naming has been erased

with red felt banding

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif Auction Archive situated within a blue enamelled(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 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 emanating from a