GERMAN WW2 KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT BADGE MADE by RUDOLF SOUVAL of VIENNA
Zink gilded, marked "R.S." in round font. Vertical needle pin, base of hinge, round wire catch with base plate.
CONDITION: In mint overall shape and condition with a beautiful overall patina. Shows some wear and use. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 1 7/8 x 1/2 (49 x 39 mm). Weight: 14 grams.
REFERENCE: V.Kempf. KRIEGSMARINE WW2 BADGES, volume 1. U-BOAT BADGES. CATALOGUE PRICE. 2014, price in XF condition $750 (nine years ago) - please see screenshot from catalogue below.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $200 - $500.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago the u-boar badges were sold on Live Auctioneers and eMedals for $475 (5 years ago), $600 (7 years ago), $1,220 (6 years ago) and $1,450 (8 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
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WIKIPEDIA: During World War II, U-boat warfare was the major component of the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted the duration of the war. Germany had the largest submarine fleet of the revived German War Navy (Kriegsmarine) from 1935 into World War II (1939-1945), since the Armistice of November 11th, 1918 scuttled most of the old Imperial German Navy from the First World War and the following Treaty of Versailles of 1919. This limited the surface navy of Germany's new Weimar Republic to only six battleships (of less than 10,000 tons each), six cruisers, and 12 destroyers. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill later wrote 'The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril'.

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