Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 4, by Schwerin visually-hidden date engraved "5-6-64" (June 5

date engraved "5-6-64" (June 5

situated within an oak leaf frame

the red enamelled text "MERITE DU TRAVAIL" on the obverse exhibiting slight discolouration

There is a small patch of mothing on the exterior

Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a field-grey rayon trapezoid base

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 4, by Schwerin visually-hidden date engraved "5-6-64" (June 5(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN,