A Rare Second War U-Boat Crew Badge For U-137 Auction marked with the RAJD insignia

marked with the RAJD insignia and maker marked "G

illustrating a voided Afghan coat-of-arms resting upon a crescent moon

for the services you have rendered to my countrymen

the "3" and "4" were transposed accordingly and re-impressed over top of the existing "34" as "43"

stamped on the rim (Preus

A Rare Second War U-Boat Crew Badge For U-137 Auction marked with the RAJD insigniaIn hand etched black bakelite with white paint, 31 mm x 39. 8 mm, die holes on either side, intact paint, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: U 137 was a Type IID U boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 16 November 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel. She was launched on 18 May 1940 and commissioned on 15 June 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Wohlfarth in command. U 137 conducted four patrols,