Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed including a 25-year medal

including a 25-year medal

constructed from gilded bronze and coloured enamel sit on each shoulder strap

measuring 375 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard

the obverse with a raised mobile swastika circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ” (“FOR MERIT IN AIR PROTECTION”)

It is also known as the Ottoman War Medal

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed including a 25-year medal(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 57. 02 mm (h), weighing 31. 9 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground out