Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China in silvered and gilt bronze

in silvered and gilt bronze with red and orange enamels

within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and oak leaves

crossing the Atlantic had become a routine operation

surrounded by the inscription ORDEN DE Sa

0mm in total length

Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China in silvered and gilt bronze(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, and overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant produced by an unidentified manufacturer using the Schott design,