Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude bronze and gold inks

bronze and gold inks

reproduced by permission of the United States Government

in silver with textured red enamels

the obverse bearing a sword overlaid by shields bearing Heer and Falange insignia

measuring 20 mm x 16 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude bronze and gold inks(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, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a