Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 4, by Schwerin Hold each letter addressed to Ladislav

each letter addressed to Ladislav Zilka

Lüdenscheid” maker marked in black gothic lettering

measuring 82 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

on loop for suspension from a period original ribbon stitched in a parade mount

2nd Class - Military

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 4, by Schwerin Hold each letter addressed to Ladislav(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN,