Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude the frame has been vaulted

the frame has been vaulted post-manufacture and the core demonstrates loss of finish with consequent oxidation

Allen John Millington Synge February 15

The lower pockets similarly have scalloped flaps with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled zink buttons

embellished by clusters of three outgoing silver rays in each quadrant

she met Adolf Hitler by chance on a tram in Munich in 1920

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude the frame has been vaulted(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 04 mm (w)