Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Hold Wernett of Bethlehem

Wernett of Bethlehem

printed by Meriden Gravure Company of Meriden

on loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon

blackening on one badge between the "5" and the second "1" in "151"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Hold Wernett of Bethlehem(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 33