Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, By Hermann Aurich Hold From February 18th

From February 18th

After almost three months preparation

while carrying on as Quartermaster

was a friend from his days as a Corps Co-operation airman

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, By Hermann Aurich Hold From February 18th(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marine Artillerie). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, overlaid by a central coastal artillery gun with waves in the background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Hermann