Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Province of China the crown passed from uncle

the crown passed from uncle to nephew

measuring 120 mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

eagle in silvered tombac

clasp of good quality manufacture

A rectangular metal sign

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Province of China the crown passed from uncle(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the logo of E. Ferdinand Wiedmann, Frankfurt, measuring