the reverse presents the crowned monogram “FWR III” (“FRIEDRICH WILHELM REX III”)
the obverse with a central RAD insignia in the form of a shovel head overlaid by a mobile swastika
constructed of rose-pink paper
Upon mobilization for the Second World War in 1939
Straubing” in golden lettering
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse presents the crowned(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse topped by a stabilizer, with a block hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a