Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction with a depressed black felt

with a depressed black felt medal bed

it was considered the most prestigious award within Spain for military and civil service

Army Artillery Hauptman Shoulder Boards - constructed of silver Russian braiding with a pair of gilt alloy rank pips

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Schwerin Auction with a depressed black felt(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 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN,