Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Hold The article features a short

The article features a short biography of Gürz

with approximately 35% of the original gilding remaining on the reverse

He later achieved the ranks of Acting Sub

Instituted on 7 March 1915

HAMMER & SÖHNE

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Hold The article features a short(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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, surrounding a central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating