Merchant Service Badge

Merchant Service Badge. Uniface. Within a raised border with legend above and inscription on either side, surmounted by an eagle, wings outspread, holding a garland enclosing a swastika, a three-masted full-rigged ship under sail; waves and flukes of an anchor below. Legend: 'SEEFAHRT IST NOT' (Sea travel is important). Inscription: 'TAG DER DEUTSCHEN SEEFAHRT 25.26.5.1935' (Day of the Germans) (left) (Sea travel 25.26.5.1935) (right). Fitted with a pin.

Object Details

ID: MEC2483
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Paul Schulze
Date made: 1935
People: German Merchant Navy; Paul Schulze
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 34 x 40 mm
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