Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Republic of silvered fouled anchor insignia affixed

silvered fouled anchor insignia affixed to the padded fine gold-coloured bullion upper

The sweatband also folds down to reveal a fully-intact RZM label bearing a maker’s code of “27” with a secondary code “824644”

all on July 20

both screwbacks intact

A multi-piece olive-drab cotton liner encompasses the interior

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Republic of silvered fouled anchor insignia affixed(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,