Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Republic of with complete reverse flaps on

with complete reverse flaps on both

29 mm (h - inclusive of integral ring) and weighing 1

" stroked out and replaced in black ink with a "2

with a Viking longship sailing over a depiction of the North Atlantic and Northern Europe

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Republic of with complete reverse flaps on(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zinc, the obverse consists of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a U Boat set against a hollow background. The reverse has a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch. It is maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 7mm (w) x 39. 7 mm (h), weighing 18.