Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Newly Listed 60 mm x 88 mm

60 mm x 88 mm inclusive of crown suspension

punch marked on the right side in the junction between the floral swirl on the belt loop and the interlocking tab

I and II Class

measuring approximately 35 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) each

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Newly Listed 60 mm x 88 mm(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