Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on an original shortened neck

on an original shortened neck ribbon with the colours used on the award when the country was known as Zaire (1971-1997)

small tarnish mark on the reverse

there are documented instances of awards of the order's lowest class - its III Class - for post-war Soviet military operations

He is buried in Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery

with gold-coloured highlights on the saddle and harness on the horse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on an original shortened neck(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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, surrounding a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, bearing additional illegible hand etched