Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction 43 mm x 58 mm

43 mm x 58 mm inclusive of wreath suspension

the hoist edge with a hollow channel for display

extremely rare early Croatian ID

the obverse illustrating a mobile swastika superimposed on a winged man (Icarus) in flight

dying in Düsseldorf on 25 January 1972

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction 43 mm x 58 mm(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of a oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna,