MILANO" on the reverse and on the buttonhole attachment
constructed of a pressed black leather shaft
hallmarked on ring with stylized "V" denoting Netherlands import mark (1908-1953)
the medalbed is in black velvet with a recessed section for the star
Airfield Commands
Germany, Third Reich. A Kriegsmarine High Seas Fleet Badge, Unmarked by Steinhauer & Lück, Variant I certificate_of_authenticity MILANO" on the reverse and(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Instituted in April 1941. Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the base by a ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a raised sheet metal hinge, with a slightly tapered vertical pinback, and a flat stamped catch, an unmarked example but