Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive engraved “R

engraved “R

Silver Grade for Twenty-Four Years' Service (Twelve in the Colonies) (in silver

(1551844 F

measuring 155 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 40 mm (d)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive engraved “R(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). 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 central depiction of an E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked