Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Archive A 1934 Oberursel Heimattag und

A 1934 Oberursel Heimattag und Volkskundgebung badge (July 1st

Margaret and Mary

(Der Stahlhelm Ringkragen)

silvered centrepiece with red and blue enamels

A light brown leather chinstrap is fastened to the inside of the helmet with metal pins at each end

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Archive A 1934 Oberursel Heimattag und(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),