Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Refurbished Example certificate_of_authenticity published 2010

published 2010

some of which exposes the white buckram sidewall and is attributed to use by the original owner

and a New Zealand Rifle Brigade Collar Tab (bronze

wear evident on the reverse of the bottom panel)

marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/15” for Ferdinand Hoffstätter

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Refurbished Example certificate_of_authenticity published 2010(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, with a stabilizer