Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Variation 2 by Schwerin Hold mounted to a four-armed cross

mounted to a four-armed cross base

worn on original ribbon with military suspension

illustrating the DRL eagle with down swept wings fronted by a black swastika insignia and dated "1937" below

marked "800" (silver) on the loop as well as 800 and hallmarked on cross

the reverse with a tall hinge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Variation 2 by Schwerin Hold mounted to a four-armed cross(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 77 mm (w) x 56. 90 mm