Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff
(Einführung des U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichens). A badge constructed of gilded zink, a horizontal oval-shaped laurel wreath, bearing a central motif of a U-Boat travelling left, the badge is open above and below the submarine, the wreath is held together at the bottom with a stylized band, the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to the left, sitting on a mobile swastika, which in turn connects by its lower arm to the U-Boat conning tower, the reverse presents a vertical pinback, maker marked with the logo for Gebrüder Wegerhoff, measuring 48.46 mm (w) x 39.00 mm (h), weighing 18.8 grams, and in near very fine condition.

