Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin GTRexclude inscribed with the dates "1939

inscribed with the dates "1939 1940" on the reverse centrepiece

surface wear evident on the arms at 3

The British suffered considerable losses

with a slight rise from the back to front forming a moderate peak

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin GTRexclude inscribed with the dates "1939(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded and silvered tombac, the obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika (swastika filed off), reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) x 56. 99 mm (h), weighing 33.