Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet War Badge, by Schwerin

Item #M0535-5

$876
(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked “ADOLF BOCK” and maker marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN”, measuring 43.84 mm (w) x 57.02 mm (h), weighing 34.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.