Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin visually-hidden He was hospitalized for various

He was hospitalized for various ailments throughout his military service

Instituted 27 December 1907 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

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5 cm (w) x 21 cm (h) when viewed from the obverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin visually-hidden He was hospitalized for various(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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 central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker