Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early U-Boat War Badge,By C. Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude lacquered insignia of the Republic

lacquered insignia of the Republic of China on the lid

covering the three and a half week period

with maker mark “RZM UE 82 JST” on the reverse

suspended from a wings hanger bearing the Venezuelan coat of arms

25 mm (w) x 56

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early U-Boat War Badge,By C. Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude lacquered insignia of the Republic(U Boots Kriegsabzeichen). A U Boat War Badge constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse in the form of a horizontal oval shaped laurel wreath with a central motif of a stylized U Boat traveling to the left (neither the bow nor the stern extend over the outer border), the badge is open above and below the submarine, the wreath is held together at the bottom with a stylized band, the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to