Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Newly Listed demonstrating minor loss of finish

demonstrating minor loss of finish in addition to the loss of the centre backplate

with clear and clean images

with surrounded green-enamelled laurel wreath in bronze gilt

moderate wear evident in the blackened finish

000 Reichsmarks annually

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Newly Listed demonstrating minor loss of finish(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and