Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin & Sohn
(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central frontal battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked “ADOLF BOCK” and maker marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN”, measuring 43.85 mm (w) x 57.07 mm (h), weighing 32.5 grams, with evidence of polishing, in overall near extremely fine condition.

