Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, Factory-Incomplete Example by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden Star in gold-coloured threading

Star in gold-coloured threading

full size with laurel suspension

the obverse with a circular central medallion depicting the crowned royal cipher of Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich VI within a laurel wreath that is tied together at the base via a ribbon

set onto a base with dual sets of analogous holes for pole attachment

the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, Factory-Incomplete Example by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden Star in gold-coloured threading(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of 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 central S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with circular and rectangular guides for the addition of a catch and hinge, respectively, unmarked but demonstrating the