1917 at Hamilton
constructed of khaki-coloured cotton fabric
The reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “WILH
and alighted face downwards with (his) left arm flexed over the chest
Lebanon during manoeuvres
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach und Co. Auction 1917 at Hamilton(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked with the logo of Sohni, Heubach und Co, Oberstein, measuring 44. 35 mm