Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern with Packacge, AS in Triangle Maker certificate_of_authenticity after 27 years' service and

after 27 years' service and growing increasingly hard of hearing

Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident

dark patina to the right side

Secreted within its period original presentation case

III Class (Orden rada): in silver with a gilt hammer and sickle insignia

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern with Packacge, AS in Triangle Maker certificate_of_authenticity after 27 years' service and(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen 2. Form mit Tte). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a