Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Auction with one rank pip replaced

with one rank pip replaced and some fatigue evident to the wire

upon the ceasing of hostilities

162 mm x 212 mm

Fabricated from light brown cotton

the straps both demonstrate the removal of a musician’s cypher

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Auction with one rank pip replaced(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 04 mm (w)