Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1st U-Boat Weddigen Flotilla Badge, c.1935

A shield shaped pin constructed of bronze with white, black and blue enamels, the obverse bears a black and white enamel “U” with a blue submarine between the stems of the “U”, on a blue enamel background representing water, bordered by black enamel, the reverse is plain and bears a soldered vertical pinback, measuring 26.77 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), fine.