Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive enamelled crowned coat-of-arms on a

enamelled crowned coat-of-arms on a silvered tombac base

made in the Soviet Union during the War is very rare and seldom offered on the market

illustrating the bust of a helmeted Army (Heer) soldier in three-quarter view

patch stitched in place on the reverse with a 25 mm wide strap and metal buckle for carrying on a belt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Archive enamelled crowned coat-of-arms on a(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.