(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of type credited Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid as shown on pages 574-575 of “The Kriegsmarine Awards: Volume II”, by Sascha Weber and Gerhard R. Skora (2011), measuring 43.85 mm (w) x 56.87 mm (h), weighing 25.6 grams, with total loss of gilt finish evident and some verdigris to the tombak fixtures, in very fine condition.

