Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of chip in the red enamelled

chip in the red enamelled lower arm and gilt wear evident on the Hanseaten Cross

a single shoulder board of interwoven bright silver/aluminium Russian braid mounted on a green wool base

slight material fatigue is evident to the exterior wool

Footnote: The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal was instituted by Pope Leo XIII on July 17

issued to Rudolf Däumenischt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of chip in the red enamelled(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker