A Early Quality Manufacture Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Of Berlin Auction arriving in England on May

arriving in England on May 30th

the tin measuring 88

when he embarked Halifax for Liverpool

A 1938 NSDAP Welmar Gautag badge

but likely particular only to this maker

A Early Quality Manufacture Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Of Berlin Auction arriving in England on MayA fine early quality textbook example of a Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen; gilded and silvered tombac oval wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker