Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, Variation 1, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive the center medallion features a

the center medallion features a red enamel field inscribed 2a surrounded by a white enamel ring inscribed MERITO MILITAR

he must have retired in late 1966 and upon his retirement

flanked on each side by bones wrapped with serpents

showing moderate wear with no cracks or chips

measuring 72 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, Variation 1, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive the center medallion features a(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, surrounding a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with