Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus
(U-Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine-style Geraman national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U-Boat, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code “L/56” for Funcke & Brüninghaus, Lüdenscheid, measuring 49.23 mm (w) x 40.64 mm (h), weighing 21.7 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, in overall near extremely fine condition.

