Raymond was granted leave on June 23rd
with final operations being flown in November 1945
with a vertical round wire pinback and a functional hinge/catch assembly
she suffered a major internal explosion and sank
around two bands of black threading
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin Newly Listed Raymond was granted leave on(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 43. 87 mm (w) x 56. 87 (h), weighing 26. 6 grams, in very fine condition.