Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Schwerin Auction the underside of the front

the underside of the front piece lined in red felt

the strap with two buckles for adjustment

with the traditional forest green lead-in before titles appearing in German

with a dark green exterior ring inscribed ЗА ВОЕННА ЗАСЛУГА (For Military Merit)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Schwerin Auction the underside of the front(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, surrounding a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, with