Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 16 May 1940)

16 May 1940)

each wearing a flat-topped cap bearing a battle award banner above a cap badge

the cap measures 290 mm (l) x 110 mm (h) when folded flat

crossed swords pierce the quadrants between the arms

the panels rolled up and secured in place at the front with a single pebbled magnetic metal button which emanates from the right and meets an analogous reinforced buttonhole on the left

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Variation 2, by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 16 May 1940)(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, with a classic elongated stabilizer emanating from the