Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse presents the crowned

the reverse presents the crowned monogram “FWR III” (“FRIEDRICH WILHELM REX III”)

reverse illustrating a branch of maple leaves with a ribbon tie at its base on the left and inscribed "PRESENTED TO W

Issued on 21 December 1938 and featuring a black-and-white photograph of the recipient

topped by a crown suspension with a ring

Straubing” in golden lettering

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse presents the crowned(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse topped by a stabilizer, with a block hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a