Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin Auction Archive a lightly worn example in

a lightly worn example in overall better than very fine condition

Of importance to collectors today are the discussion and charts on the identification of models

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The upper ferrule is built into the D-guard

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Schwerin Auction Archive a lightly worn example in(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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a 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