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№ 885

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8 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£400

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge.
A very good example found in the ruins of the Reichs Chancellory in July 1945, maker’s mark ‘W.H.’ for W. Hobachter, Vienna, to reverse, slight fading to gold plating, with original pin, hook and hinge, in maker’s original blue paper presentation packet, ‘Zerstorer Abzeichen’ printed in black Gothic script on front, maker’s name W. Hobachter Wien 107 in black, and ‘Chancellory Floor Stone’ written in pencil across the front,
very good condition £400-£500