a burgundy leatherette styled case with creme coloured velvet medalbed
with considerable surface rust to fittings
The note book measures 150 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Minerva
sterling silver gilt and red enamels
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, by Schwerin Auction Archive a burgundy leatherette styled case(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch