Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, by Schwerin Archive Harpe was taken over into

Harpe was taken over into the Reichswehr and between 1931 and 1933 served at a secret Panzer training school in Russia

Constructed of field grey-painted magnetic metal

topped by an inscription of “PAX” (“PEACE”) and flanked by profile of Tsar Nicholas II and Queen Wilhelmina

bearing a carefully-engraved dedication to Francisco Franco with letter highlighted in black and red

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, by Schwerin Archive Harpe was taken over into(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch