Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive Both removed from the uniform

Both removed from the uniform

Instituted 24 September 1914

The side wall of the cap features a cardboard reinforcement

South America (white embroidery on black wool

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive Both removed from the uniform(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, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 90 mm