Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Badge, Refurbished Example, by Förster & Barth GTRexclude Chinese inscription and number stamped

Chinese inscription and number stamped "401" on the reverse

directly below is written LAPPLAND and beneath it appears a map of the region

circumscribed “Preußischer Landeskriegerverband” (Prussian Veteran’s Association)

The jacket closes with a functional black metal zipper

with its medal bar

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Badge, Refurbished Example, by Förster & Barth GTRexclude Chinese inscription and number stamped(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Frster & Barth, Pforzheim,