Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, Wartime Example with Postwar Finish, by Rudolf Souval Province of China The ship was commissioned on

The ship was commissioned on September 21

trimmed with hand-embroidered gold bullion wire piping

postmarked August 12

Age-appropriate oxidation is evident throughout

measuring 37mm (w) x 45mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, Wartime Example with Postwar Finish, by Rudolf Souval Province of China The ship was commissioned on(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). Constructed of gilded and toned 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, surrounding a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch emanating from a circular