Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction the former constructed of a

the former constructed of a reinforced smooth blue wool underlay

Fed through the right shoulder board is a forestry official's aiguillette

measuring 27 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

with one clutching a flag and the other holding a length of broken chain

meaning “Unmarried women”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction the former constructed of a(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch,