A Second War German Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge GTRexclude inscribed "HONI * SOIT *

inscribed "HONI * SOIT * QUI * MAL * Y * PENSE *"

measuring 16 mm x 9 mm

but rather by small and low velocity fragments (shrapnel)

better than fine condition overall

a wreathed swastika clenched in its talons

A Second War German Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge GTRexclude inscribed "HONI * SOIT *A textbook Kriegsabzeichen fr Marineartillerie: in silvered and gilded zink, with nearly all of the original gilding remaining; the obverse in the shape of a gilded oval oak leaf wreath, with a national eagle on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, and a naval artillery gun pointing towards the top right, extending past the wreath, in the centre of the badge; the reverse with a vertical needle pin; sheet metal hinge; and a round wire