Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Franco was a subscriber to

Franco was a subscriber to the journal of Acción Española

reverse inscribed "THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO HER SONS WHO ON LAND AND SEA DEFENDED THE NATION'S HONOUR IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN 1898"

43 mm x 58 mm inclusive of wreath suspension

front and back cover have are no longer attached to each other or the inside of the book

the hoist edge with a hollow channel for display

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Franco was a subscriber to(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of a oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna,