Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac BIANCHI" below the bust

BIANCHI" below the bust

smooth inner lining

with each strap retaining a functional buckle consisting of a magnetic metal prong within an oval oak leaf wreath

including a pair of Officer’s collar tabs

marked with the "RZM" insignia and "GES

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac BIANCHI" below the bust(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant produced by an