Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude Portuguese coat-of-arms on the lid

Portuguese coat-of-arms on the lid

the left and right are flanked with arabesque detailing and is encompassed by an ornate rectangular border

This was chosen so that when wearing the black sash

number stamped "4451" on the reverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude Portuguese coat-of-arms on the lid(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen mit Anstecknadel). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked