Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer Badge Newly Listed size marked "8 7/8"

size marked "8 7/8"

maker marked “Erbe” on reverse

a bronze disk with a stamped coat-of-arms at both ends

and two more

arriving in Halifax on the 25th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer Badge Newly Listed size marked "8 7/8"(Zestrerkriegsabzeichen). An oval badge constructed gilded and silvered zink, composed of an oak leaf wreath with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika (swastika now filed off) at the top, depicting a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, reverse presents plain with a centre catch for stabilization and horizontal banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 45. 60 mm (w) x 53. 51