Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff

Item #G53894

$452
(Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen mit Anstecknadel). 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 Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid, measuring 44.54 mm (w) x 54.14 mm (h), weighing 25.7 grams, the reverse stabilizer has broken off and some bending is visible to the pinback, in near extremely fine condition; accompanied by a stick pin miniature, constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, unmarked, measuring 14.30 mm (w) x 18.98 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.