Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Friedrich Linden

Item #G53895

$353
(Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and 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 coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid, measuring 42.17 mm (w) x 55.10 mm (h), weighing 32.0 grams, demonstrating moderate oxidation and loss of finish throughout, in very fine condition.