Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 44 mm (w) x

measuring 44 mm (w) x 112 mm (l)

Together with a hardshelled corrugated blue case of issue

the interior measuring approximately 19 cm (w) x 17 cm (l) with the exterior measuring 285 mm (w) x 305 mm (l) at the base

The inside is lined in a rust-coloured rayon

The badge was first created in 1949 and was referred to as the "National Military Establishment Identification Badge

Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 44 mm (w) x(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, and overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant produced by an unidentified manufacturer using the Schott design,