Germany, Federal Republic. A Destroyer War Badge, 1957 Version

(Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.68 mm (w) x 50.98 mm (h), weighing 29.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.