Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin Auction A pair of Totenkopf insignia

A pair of Totenkopf insignia

the obverse inscribed “Pūt vējiņi

Regular Army bar

on loop for suspension from its period original combatant’s ribbon

A reduced size decoration of the lily

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin Auction A pair of Totenkopf insignia(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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, surrounding a central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker