Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint High Seas Fleet Badge, with Case, by Schwerin Hold on a 35 mm-long needle

on a 35 mm-long needle pin

complete set acquired from Angolia's collection

both measuring 32 mm (w) x 130 mm (l)

1 July 1873

A fine grouping of document booklets

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint High Seas Fleet Badge, with Case, by Schwerin Hold on a 35 mm-long needle(Flottenkriegsabzeichen mit Etui). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, BERLIN and maker marked