Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse marked with a

the reverse marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/128” for Eugen Schmidthäussler

inscribed “George Jack” along the rim

but heavy seas damaged her hull

26 mm x 26 mm each

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse marked with a(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN 68, measuring 48. 4 mm (w) x 38. 90 mm (h), weighing 26. 0 grams, most