Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Province of China marked “FR”

marked “FR”

(Franktentag Hesselberg 1939 Abzeichen)

the reverse bearing a handwritten name and birthdate

A light grey cotton liner fully encompasses the interior of the trousers

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Province of China marked “FR”(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, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a