Christian Version - Second Class
presenting mild scuffing and scratching to exterior
he was diagnosed at Rouen with Hypermetropia in both eyes (a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye - often when the eyeball is too short or the lens cannot become round enough - causing difficulty focusing on near objects
circumscribed by an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and above oak leaves
85 mm x 143
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Bronze Grade U-Boat Combat Clasp, Second Pattern, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of Christian Version - Second Class(U Boot Frontspange). Constructed of bronzed zinc, obverse depicts central oval laurel wreath bearing submarine above crossed swords, German national eagle clutching mobile swastika on top of wreath, flanked on each side by six oak leaves, reverse designer marked Entwurf Peekhaus and maker marked Ausf Schwerin, Berlin 68, measuring 76. 39 mm (w) x 24. 04 mm (h) and weighing 15. 9 grams, horizontal pinback missing, in otherwise very fine condition.