Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, Type Ii, By Schwerin Hold USS Louisville retired to the

USS Louisville retired to the rear area until mid-September

one is board-mounted at 105 mm x 150 mm

A German Veterans Association badge

fabricated from a French 1917 Two Francs coin

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, Type Ii, By Schwerin Hold USS Louisville retired to the(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 2. Form). 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 Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of an E Boat cutting through waves and with its bow extending beyond the left edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback