Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by C.E. Juncker

Item #G55116

$426
(Kriegsabzeichen für die Marineartillerie). 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 depiction of a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN” and maker marked “C.E. JUNCKER, BERLIN”, measuring 41.52 mm (w) x 53.59 mm (h), weighing 27.6 grams, demonstrating total loss of silver finish with evidence of polishing, in very fine condition.