Germany, Federal Republic. A Destroyer War Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity As originally mounted and worn

As originally mounted and worn

1822 and enlisted at the age of 17 in Essex

the obverse bears a 1914 iron cross paty with a crown at the 12 o’clock arm

he was transferred to a Police School in Potsdam-Eiche where he served as a tactics instructor

Always at the front and setting a fine example

Germany, Federal Republic. A Destroyer War Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity As originally mounted and worn(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 68 mm (w) x 50. 98 mm (h), weighing 29. 1 grams, in extremely fine condition.