Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet Badge, By Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Battalion worked on defensive

the Battalion worked on defensive positions at various locations and received its first taste of action in Darwin

The front is completed by a vertical row of six large brown polished wooden buttons

The reverse center features a hand-tooled griffin in silver

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Medal of Merit to the Nation Case (Medalja Zasluga Za Narod)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet Badge, By Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Battalion worked on defensive(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 97 mm (w) x 57. 00 mm (h), weighing 34. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.