Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity large rosette on the original

large rosette on the original triangular ribbon

/ Each one smiling without a frown

the reverse with the numeral “12” within a closed oak wreath

Horstkotte written in black ink

the first three with original ribbons sewn together at the rear

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity large rosette on the original(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a design most commonly accredited to B. H. Mayer,