Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat Badge, First Type, By Schwerin Hold surface wear evident on the

surface wear evident on the FAC

obverse inscribed “Es wird künftig nur noch einen Adel geben - Adel der Arbeit” (Soon there will only one kind of nobility - Nobility of labour”

a veteran of the First World War

Original Signature on Post War Photo: Gerhard Schopel

two drilled holes for attachment

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat Badge, First Type, By Schwerin Hold surface wear evident on the(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze; the obverse constructed of an oval laurel wreath, with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, with a side view of an E Boat cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a horizontal banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; 44. 83 mm (w) x 57. 00 mm (h); weighing 33. 0