Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Auction The War Merit Cross First

The War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

pages from King's College "The Windsorian"

reverse engraved with the inscription ""FORCE A LA LOY"" (Force to the Law) within a circular border with a snake's head

Commemorative Campaign War Medal 1870/71

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Auction The War Merit Cross First(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a horizontal block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabziling clip, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN,