Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by C. Schwerin & Sohn
(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse presents a frontal battleship cutting through the waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine-style eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse displays a dome-shaped hinge, C-shaped catch, and coke bottle-shaped pin, designer marked FEC. ADOLF BOCK, maker marked AUSF. SCHWERIN BERLIN, hand-engraved with the last name THEILEN, measuring 43.56 mm (w) x 56.94 mm (h), weighing 32.5 grams, and in very fine condition.

