Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge by Berg & Nolte

(Kriegsabzeichen für die Marine-Artillerie). 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, overlaid by a central coastal artillery gun with waves in the background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and magnetic metal vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid, measuring 41.52 mm (w) x 53.91 mm (h), weighing 21.5 grams, unmarked, some loss of finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.