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A LIKELY SAILOR MADE EMBOSSED COPPER BISMARK BATTLESHIP BADGE,c. 1939-41.
3 – 13 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$235 inc. premium
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A LIKELY SAILOR MADE EMBOSSED COPPER BISMARK BATTLESHIP BADGE,
c. 1939-41.
c. 1939-41.
Embossed sheet copper over wood plaque, the front with a shield centering a device consisting of a three-leaf clover and oak leaves, with traces of old varnish; the back covered in green paper board inscribed "Bismark" with illegible inscription below.
Ht. 9 3/8, wd. 9 3/8, dp. 7/8 in.
Ht. 9 3/8, wd. 9 3/8, dp. 7/8 in.
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PROVENANCE
The plaque was given to the consignor in the 1970s while a sailor on H.M.S. Devonshire by a German navy veteran who served on the Bismark during World War II.




