Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction 43 mm x 58 mm

43 mm x 58 mm inclusive of wreath suspension

German WW2 wound badge gold grade

dying in Düsseldorf on 25 January 1972

front and back cover have are no longer attached to each other or the inside of the book

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction 43 mm x 58 mm(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of a oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna,