Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet War Badge, by Schwerin
(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked “ADOLF BOCK” and maker marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN”, measuring 43.84 mm (w) x 57.02 mm (h), weighing 34.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.

