Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin United Republic of George VI ring suspension

George VI ring suspension

with outward facing wheat stalks at a 45 degree angle

each constructed of green cotton with card stock cores and trimmed with silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with green threaded chevrons

as it attracted people from diverse social and economic backgrounds

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin United Republic of George VI ring suspension(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. 86 mm