Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Marine Artillery War Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück
(Kriegsabzeichen für die Marineartillerie). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse depicting a gilded oval oak wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central coastal artillery gun pointing toward the top left, extending past the wreath, the reverse with a wide oval sheet metal hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but displaying characteristics of Steinhauer & Lück Variation 2, measuring 41.31 mm x 53.48 mm, weighing 22.5 grams, with most of the gilt worn off, and in very fine condition.

