Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction (Damenausführung Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstorden der

(Damenausführung Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

with a green felt medal bed

5 cm (w) x 4

the number "1" inverted

8 mm (h) respectively

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction (Damenausführung Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstorden der(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, around a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker