Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive which was awarded to all

which was awarded to all who came under fire at the front during the First World War

The shirt measures 36 cm (w) x 71 cm (l) when folded on a flat surface

measuring 510 mm across the shoulders x 710 mm in length overall)

and some scratching of the handle

overlaid by a Cross Pattée with white enameled arms featuring gilt Cyrillic lettering

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive which was awarded to all(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped ball hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, topped by a