Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed and was sent to hospital

and was sent to hospital

Contact marks and surface wear on the IC and WB

the version used from 1875-1931 (Bourbonic Restoration) using the Pillars of Hercules and the Order of the Golden Fleece in gold-coloured ink

He signed his Attestation Paper on September 25

angled engravings at its base

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed and was sent to hospital(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 33