Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Province of China with a two-seater plane superimposed

with a two-seater plane superimposed on the badge

the cities of Kassel

no firm reason for the crash was ever found

supplemented by additional images of the company’s civil aircraft

5 cm (w) x 110 cm (l)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Province of China with a two-seater plane superimposed(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 85 mm