Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin visually-hidden The Iron Cross 1914 Second

The Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

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He became Commanding Officer of the 1st battalion

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin visually-hidden The Iron Cross 1914 Second(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