Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Friedrich Linden Hold Footnote: The Order of the

Footnote: The Order of the Golden Kite was instituted on the 12th of February 1890 by Emperor Meiji

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 24285 of Tuesday

/ Předseda / Státní rady ČLR / Čou En-laj" (Certificate for the "Friendship" badge

a rare commemorative medal in extremely fine condition

The decoration was awarded to both British as well as French government officials and civilians

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Friedrich Linden Hold Footnote: The Order of the(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 central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge soldered over a rectangular frame and vertical pinback