Headquarters Staff
all on loops for suspension from period original shortened ribbons
enamel loss to reverse 6 o'clock arm tips
glue residue evident on the brown mesh burlap backer from previous board mounting
measuring 70mm (w) x 81 mm (h)
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction Archive Headquarters Staff(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.