Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Newly Listed THACKNEY" on the reverse

THACKNEY" on the reverse

moderate wear evident in the blackened finish

before being discharged on the 9th

Accompanied by a stickpin with bow ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Newly Listed THACKNEY" on the reverse(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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 central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and