Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade GTRexclude Footnote: During the Napoleonic era

Footnote: During the Napoleonic era (1795 – 1814) Naarden was captured without a fight by the French General MacDonald

in extremely fine condition and extremely rare (only five awarded

in polished aluminum

Bowden died on July 2

He served as a Captain in the Spanish American War and as Assistant to the Chief of Engineers

Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade GTRexclude Footnote: During the Napoleonic era(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). A stamped gilded bronze badge, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a functional hinge catch assembly, unmarked, measuring 38. 21 mm (w) x 43. 22 mm (h), weighing 10. 6 grams, and in overall better than very fine condition.