A Fine Early Quality & Near Mint Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Auction Archive allowance on the 11th

allowance on the 11th

1916 from Halifax

A scarce buckle

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on the 6th

Footnote: The exiled Czech Government instituted this award in London in December 1940

A Fine Early Quality & Near Mint Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Auction Archive allowance on the 11thA 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