Germany, Third Reich. A National Socialist German Navy League Member’s Breast Eagle United Republic of bearing the Prague Castle bar

bearing the Prague Castle bar

hallmarked with a sword on the pin

A unique set with a photograph and pair of rare signatures

This was because many of the Merchant seamen were taken as prisoners of war

Germany, Third Reich. A National Socialist German Navy League Member’s Breast Eagle United Republic of bearing the Prague Castle bar(National Sozialistische Deutscher Marine Bund Brustadler). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, above a pair of crossed sword and overlaid by an anchor bearing a central black enameled Iron Cross, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.