Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Hold missing its catch and with

missing its catch and with loss of silver finish evident throughout

It has two white cotton-lined pockets

Frederick was primarily a carpenters mate throughout his career

the bottom button having been lost to time

indicating possible reused of a French star for particular this order

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