Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Buy Now Type One (with crown)

Type One (with crown)

9th Guards Brigade (9

In painted silver Bakalite

Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Buy Now Type One (with crown)(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 84