Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of lid embossed with gold lettering

lid embossed with gold lettering G

36 mm (w) x 53

in defence of the Samana Ridge against a huge army of Pathans in the Battle of Saragarhi

however the A has been scratched off

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of lid embossed with gold lettering(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over top a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Schwerin & Sohn, Berlin,