silver frame stepped version
A little over two weeks later he was hospitalized for a second time
marker marked "FIRMIN LONDON" on their reverses
otherwise in near mint condition and very attractive
before being discharged from hospitalization on November 8th
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive silver frame stepped version(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 43. 84 mm (w) x 57. 01 (h), weighing 33. 6 grams, evidence of attempt to grind off