within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an inscription of “MERENTI” with arabesques
logo above a date of “1916”
overlaid by a raised oak leaf wreath with central double Sig runes
(Schulterklappen und chevron)
from fair to extremely fine condition
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of within a stylized white enameled(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from