Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction Archive The lower sides of the

The lower sides of the cap band are flanked by pebbled aluminum buttons which accommodate a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

This is a high quality

flanked on each side by nine detailed oak leaves

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction Archive The lower sides of the(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch,