Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of pinned with an insignia consisting

pinned with an insignia consisting of a silvered feinzink oval oak leaf wreath

the official name of this award is “Rote Kreuz Medaille 1

By maker Assmann

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of pinned with an insignia consisting(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central U Boat superimposed over a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a design commonly attributed to Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 39. 22 mm (h),