wartime contingencies and post-war adjustments resulted in ten classes
(1914-1918) Constructed of iron and silver
situated above a number “25” and inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND”
with four examples on loops from period original ribbons and five presented without ribbons
with most of the black finish lost
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Republic of wartime contingencies and post-war adjustments(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 56 mm (w) x 57.