Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Refurbished Example Province of China and hallmarked with a Royal

and hallmarked with a Royal Crown and “L”

the reverse centre bears the inscription “FÜR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR” (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER)

including an Oberführer collar tab

enlisted on April 8

copyrighted by the author in 2004

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Refurbished Example Province of China and hallmarked with a Royal(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 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 crimped hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, with a stabilizer