Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 13th U-Boat Flotilla Trench Art Plaque United Republic of with deterioration of the interior

with deterioration of the interior liner and sweatband indicative of wear

1937  - Die-stamped tin with a bronze-coloured gilt

then captain

superimposed on top sits a silver gilt insignia bearing the Coat of arms

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 13th U-Boat Flotilla Trench Art Plaque United Republic of with deterioration of the interior(13. Unterseebootsflottille Gedenktafel). Constructed of hand carved and lightly varnished wood, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised depiction of a Viking longship cutting throughout waves in a style used as an emblem by the 13th U Boat Flotilla (based in Trondheim, Norway), the reverse topped by two metal rivets for the accommodation of a hanging string, retaining an early postwar label bearing a handwritten dedication from a