Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt certificate_of_authenticity the 86th Infantry Division and

the 86th Infantry Division and the 42nd Artillery Regiment (later the 3rd Articelere Artillery Regiment)

reverse illustrating the Vimy Memorial with emanating rays in the background

a mountainous background beyond with a rising sun

measuring 59 mm x 93 mm inclusive of sword and wreath suspension

well preserved period-original ribbons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt certificate_of_authenticity the 86th Infantry Division and(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left track extending over the edge of the badge, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, measuring 42. 57 mm (w) x 62. 85 mm (h),