Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge certificate_of_authenticity with some loss of finish

with some loss of finish and material fatigue evident to the cross and case

wurde beim Gegenstoss am 20

the 12 o’clock arm with a pebbled fan bearing a loop for suspension from its period original bowtie-style ribbon

During this time he was wounded on January 24

Footnote: The Medal for Merit was instituted on December 25

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge certificate_of_authenticity with some loss of finish(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded 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 and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 75 mm (w) x 56. 88