Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Officer’s Visor Cap Cockade Auction Archive Three identical buttons are stitched

Three identical buttons are stitched onto each breast and meet analogous buttonholes on the opposite side for secure closure

1861 by King Wilhelm I

oxidized silver

an Oberschütze’s sleeve insignia

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Officer’s Visor Cap Cockade Auction Archive Three identical buttons are stitched(Kriegsmarine Kokarde fr Offiziere fr die Schirmmtze). Constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered golden yellow celleon wire oak leaf wreath surrounding an aluminum cockade with a wool centrepiece, the reverse retaining a black rayon backer and period inventory price label, otherwise unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.