Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat Badge, First Type, by Schwerin

(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze; the obverse constructed of an oval laurel wreath, with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, with a side-view of an E-Boat cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a horizontal banjo-style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; 44.83 mm (w) x 57.00 mm (h); weighing 33.0 grams; in overall better than very fine condition.