Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Destroyer War Badge, with Case, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction stitched with a white rayon

stitched with a white rayon disc measuring 93 mm in diameter

Award documents issued to Julius Meier for 10-year membership (silver award)

the 5th Infantry Battalion

the stone quickly began to decay as a result of atmospheric pollution from coal burning in London and the poor quality of the material used

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Destroyer War Badge, with Case, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction stitched with a white rayon(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen mit Etui). 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 depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and wide banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and