Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden surrounded by the inscription MAXIMILIANO

surrounded by the inscription MAXIMILIANO EMPERADOR (Emperor Maximilian)

includes original striped necklet ribbon

the insignia fronting a white enamelled star with ball finials

as well as a magnetic metal hook and clasp facilitating a flush fit with the wearer’s neck

only very slight discolouration on eagle head

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 1, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden surrounded by the inscription MAXIMILIANO(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the