Germany. A Mint Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Auction bronze gilt and enamelled insignia

bronze gilt and enamelled insignia affixed to a silvered metal base

surface rust evident on the front panel

After ten weeks

on the underside of the overhang for ventilation

an early cross circa 1815-1830

Germany. A Mint Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Auction bronze gilt and enamelled insignia(Kriegsmarine Narvik Schild). Constructed of of gilded non magnetic metal (probably zinc); the obverse featuring a national eagle with swooped down wings, clutching a wreathed swastika; inscribed Narvik in capital letters, with an Edelweiss flower (representing the Heer) in the center between the date 1940 and a crossed anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine) and propeller (representing the Luftwaffe); with a dark blue wool backer and black paper