Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne United Republic of Berlin-Wien

Berlin-Wien

1922 and discharged eight months later

" with a shield illustrating a Blue Division soldier

the eagle’s wings appear to be sitting on a box created by six small oak leaves

The cap measures 145 mm x 270 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne United Republic of Berlin-Wien(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