Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of with "Verboten" (Forbidden) written on

with "Verboten" (Forbidden) written on the side of the building to the left

returning home in 1897

mounted on full length of original neck ribbon

When the battery arrived in France on February 26th

his unit's history stating that it was "difficult adequately to express the admiration of all ranks of the Battery

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of with "Verboten" (Forbidden) written on(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marine Artillerie). Constructed of partially gilded feinzink, the obverse consisting of a gilded oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central coastal artillery gun with waves in the background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich