Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive with leaf motifs on either

with leaf motifs on either side

bearing a silvered Estonian national eagle clutching a sword and a blue enameled shield with gilded fish and swords

published by Stackpole Books of Harriburg

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive with leaf motifs on either(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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 coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch,