Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude JOHNSON" on the reverse

JOHNSON" on the reverse

The interior leather liner was improved and a new strap was introduced to improve durability and comfort

recipient of the Golden medal for bravery had right on title "Knight" (Vitez)

“Ostende”

obverse with a central NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within an oak leaf wreath

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude JOHNSON" on the reverse(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 57. 02 mm (h), weighing 31. 9 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground out