Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction on loop for suspension with

on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a 42 mm-long trapezoidal magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback

red and silver inks

Footnote: Thomas James Gorrod was born in London

may be elected as regular members

(Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD): White embroidered lettering on a black cotton/rayon base

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction on loop for suspension with(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