Germany. A Kriegsmarine E-Boat Badge By Schwerin; Second Type - Variant One GTRexclude both attachment prongs fully preserved

both attachment prongs fully preserved

on a black cotton base

By the end of the war

Badge in bronze gilt and enamels

Germany. A Kriegsmarine E-Boat Badge By Schwerin; Second Type - Variant One GTRexclude both attachment prongs fully preservedAn extremely well preserved mid war example of a Kriegsmarine E Boat Badge (Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen); constructed of gilded and silvered tombac; in the shape of a laurel wreath, with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, with a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal banjo style