Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Republic of 1943 and October 16

1943 and October 16

An 1817 Massachusetts Militia Commission Document to Brigade Major Lewis - Obverse inscribed "HIS EXCELLENCY John Brooks

oxidation spot evident on the eagle's head on the left side

contribution to the sciences

130 mm x 1

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Republic of 1943 and October 16(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 destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a stabilizer