Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin United Republic of oxidation on lower half of

oxidation on lower half of medal

46mm x 51mm

Angolia and Adolf Schlicht

with a 42 mm long knurled pin

with dark patina on the frame from age and wear

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin United Republic of oxidation on lower half of(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a stabilizer