Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Auction 8 mm (h) tie clip

8 mm (h) tie clip with pinback)

constructed of grey machine embroidery on a black wool backer

the steel ring frame is held firmly in place by the exterior pins

HMAS Cootamundra

the social history of the pilot

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Auction 8 mm (h) tie clip(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a