Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold issued on 16 January 1941

issued on 16 January 1941 and retaining a certified black-and-white portrait of Ankerstein with fingerprint samples

opening with a functional magnetic metal spring catch with exterior stud release and dual functional magnetic metal hinges

A general membership badge

measuring 14 cm (w) x 22 cm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold issued on 16 January 1941(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant produced by an