Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge by Sohni, Heubach & Co.
(Zestörerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined at the top by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, depicting a side-view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked “S.H.u.Co.” for Sohni, Heubach & Co., Idar-Oberstein, measuring 44.55 mm (w) x 53.06 mm, weighing 24.4 grams, missing its centre stabilization catch, otherwise in better than very fine condition.

