A Hesse War Honour Decoration In Iron For Twenty-Five Years' Service Archive Two Second War Kriegsmarine Badges

Two Second War Kriegsmarine Badges -

two American sloops pursued British gunboats into the Richelieu River and were forced to surrender after the wind dropped and they were trapped by gunboats and artillery firing from the river banks

Accompanying this medal group are two bronze miniatures

24th Battery

After five days treatment

A Hesse War Honour Decoration In Iron For Twenty-Five Years' Service Archive Two Second War Kriegsmarine BadgesSilvered iron interlocking initials "E" and "L" surmounted by a crown, the number "25" at the base, framed by a magnetic iron wreath of laurel leaves, 38. 7 mm x 44. 7 mm, twin threaded posts with nuts and support plate on the reverse, overall silvering loss, light contact, better than very fine.