Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive It is awarded for civil

It is awarded for civil and military services and for artistic achievement

but was later renewed in 1995 after the restoration of Estonian independence

possibly from rounds fired by John Oliver Andrews

both he and his father participated in the Battle at Queenston Heights in 1812 as part of the Dragoons

In September 1944

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive It is awarded for civil(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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, around a central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked