Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed and was sent to hospital

and was sent to hospital

measuring 144 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

then based at Calshot

in this case

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed and was sent to hospital(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 33