Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Breast Eagle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Nova Scotia on May 14th

Nova Scotia on May 14th

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/25” for Rudolf Reiling

1st Lieutenant Derby had died two weeks earlier from his wounds sustained during the attack on January 9th

in finely detailed bronze

topped by Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Breast Eagle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Nova Scotia on May 14th(Kriegsmarine Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and executed in a combined gold bullion wire and celleon threading, unmarked, measuring 92 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue throughout, in uniform removed and better than very fine condition.