Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed measuring 144 mm (w) x

measuring 144 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

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

Contact marks and surface wear on the IC and WB

in this case

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed measuring 144 mm (w) x(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