Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive 2 cm (w) x 148

2 cm (w) x 148 cm (l)

marked "KRIEGSMARINE" and maker marked "M" in an angled square flanked by "19" on the left and "40" on the right

lacquered better than very fine

a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres or may be combined with other vegetable fibres

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive 2 cm (w) x 148(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 38. 92 mm (h), weighing 25. 6 grams, in extremely