Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive Footnote: Believed that the Order

Footnote: Believed that the Order of Dannebrog was instituted by King Christian V in 1671 as a revival of an alleged older order instituted by King Valdemar Sejr in 1219

centrepieces with the cypher and lettering in gold

and began serving twit the 24th foot on May 20

The Germans adopted Roold-style helmets

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive Footnote: Believed that the Order(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, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a black hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 88 mm