Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Austrian U-Boat Crewman’s Sleeve Insignia, with Stick Pin Miniature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac personalized inscriptions and text in

personalized inscriptions and text in handwritten black ink

an advertisement was placed in the national press inviting monetary contributions to a "Sailors & Soldiers Christmas Fund"

(HJ Halstuch Klöppel)

2 mm (h – inclusive of integral ball)

both the left and right side of the chain consisting of twenty-five insignia

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Austrian U-Boat Crewman’s Sleeve Insignia, with Stick Pin Miniature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac personalized inscriptions and text in(rmelabzeichen fr sterreichische U Boot Besatzungsmitglieder, mit Anstecknadel). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a faithful depiction of the Austro Hungarian U Boat War Badge in the form of a fouled anchor flanked by initials UB (UNTERSEEBOOT), affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark navy blue wool backer indicating use on the Kriegsmarine uniform of identical colour,