Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive surface wear and rust evident

surface wear and rust evident to the right of the insignia and on the reverse

43 mm (w) x 47

A padded brown leather cushion is similarly affixed to the crown

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joined submarine service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive surface wear and rust evident(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but