Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by C. Schwerin & Son of Berlin - Variant III Republic of with gentle period signs of

with gentle period signs of wear

obverse illustrating the left-facing busts of Governor General the Duke of Connaught and the Duchess of Connaught

itself constructed of vulcanfibre and presenting with a lacquered black obverse and tan-coloured reverse

9mm (w) x 57

The Law on Decorations was amended on March 1

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by C. Schwerin & Son of Berlin - Variant III Republic of with gentle period signs of(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Instituted April 30th, 1941. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombac, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge, banjo style vertical pinback, and flat wire catch, marked Fec. Adolf Bock and maker marked Ausf.