Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Schwerin Hold with laurel leaves towards the

with laurel leaves towards the left

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3 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Since the recipe was kept a trade secret by Böttger for his company

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Schwerin Hold with laurel leaves towards the(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 2. Form). 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 central S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer,