Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Republic of with scattered wear near the

with scattered wear near the tip

the inside shows a fabric tag stamped “1943” and below “0 / 1316 / 0014” and the size “55

complete with ribbed halos

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wartime contingencies and post-war adjustments resulted in ten classes

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Republic of with scattered wear near the(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 56 mm (w) x 57.