Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant GTRexclude In the spring of 1870

In the spring of 1870 the Battalion was called out when scouts reported a concentration of Fenians near St Albans

a Fire Brigade 25-Year Long Service Medal

maker marked "AB & Co" on the pin

soiled interior

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant GTRexclude In the spring of 1870(Kriegsabzeichen fr den Kstenartillerie). 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 and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating