Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive after further adventures

after further adventures

patch stitched in place on the reverse with a 25 mm wide strap and metal buckle for carrying on a belt

light contact and surface wear on the OBE

entered this Hospital with a diagnosis of nasal obstruction

Adua was at one point the capital of Tigre

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive after further adventures(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.