Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed obverse engraver marked "CIRILLI"

obverse engraver marked "CIRILLI"

scattered wear and mothing evident on the felt underside

78 mm (w) x 56

with a textured back exterior and a silver outline of the Iron Cross 1939 First Class on the outside lid

Naming has been erased and re-engraved in large capitals

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed obverse engraver marked "CIRILLI"(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 86 mm