Description
83 mm (w) x 86
a large circular rosette with a ribbon tie behind it sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge
00 mm (w) x 73
Waskesieu left for Londonderry
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction 83 mm (w) x 86(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Wien, measuring 43. 57 mm (w) x 56. 80 mm (h),