Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Republic of Order of the Sacred Treasure

Order of the Sacred Treasure (瑞宝章 / Zuihōshō): in silver with red

sewn upon a gray left oval base

a blue enamelled cross with clusters of smooth rays in each quadrant

the obverse with a central inscription of “WETTKÄMPFE 1917” (“COMPETITION 1917”)

He was granted leave from the 2nd Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Republic of Order of the Sacred Treasure(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