Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Purple Heart Miniature

A Purple Heart Miniature

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Catherine II (the Great) circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic

all extremely fine to near mint condition

clips and other fixtures in silvered metal

interior has partially separated from spine

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Purple Heart Miniature(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen 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, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked