Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Republic of constructed of a silver and

constructed of a silver and copper alloy

with scattered wear near the tip

wartime contingencies and post-war adjustments resulted in ten classes

with four examples on loops from period original ribbons and five presented without ribbons

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Republic of constructed of a silver and(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 56 mm (w) x 57.