Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive convex reverse

convex reverse

He was about to be commissioned a Major

JANUAR" and a sword backed by a shield below

Constructed of a light metal alloy (non magnetic)

Footnote: The Century of Progress International Exposition was a World's Fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive convex reverse(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat on a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 76 mm (w) x