Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive light contact and surface wear

light contact and surface wear on the OBE

reverse studio marked in blackish-blue ink

Adua was at one point the capital of Tigre

patch stitched in place on the reverse with a 25 mm wide strap and metal buckle for carrying on a belt

made in the Soviet Union during the War is very rare and seldom offered on the market

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive light contact and surface wear(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, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.