Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Rudolf Souval, c. 1943 Republic of the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central red enameled Geneva Cross circumscribed by an inscription of “BAYR

the reverse maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth

in addition to several images of HJ personnel and one showing the presumed owner in a Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service/RAD) uniform

coolness and courage under fire of the highest order

an Author's Note by Sir Max Aiken

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Rudolf Souval, c. 1943 Republic of the obverse with a central(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen). Instituted May 30th, 1941. Constructed of gilded and patinated zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath joined together at the base by a ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of an E Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the left edge of the wreath and with waves of displaced water extending beyond the right edge of