WWI RARE Austria-Hungarian Navy U-boat badge for sinking a French cruiser

Description: WWI RARE Austria-Hungarian Navy U-boat badge for sinking a French cruiser to U 15 officer Friederich Fohndrich with map and research including original post card of sub U15. This is a very rare piece. The badge was made in Budapest and is so marked. There were about 50 officers in their submarine service at this time and this is one of them. The map is named Fohndrich S.M. U 15 FOURCHE 1916 and shows coordinates where the French Cruiser was sunk. This is an ultra-rare piece my friends it truly doesn’t get much better than this. Badge is for an officer of U-15 and was awarded to the crew for sinking a French cruiser off the coast of Treiste, Italy during WWI. The badge is silver for officers and numbered XVII and engraved to Freidrich Folandrich and U-15. Badge is maker marked Morzsany, Budapest a famous Hungarian Jeweler at that time like Tiffany of NY. The badge comes with an old photo postcard showing the Hungarian destroyer Csepel with the submarine U-15 off to the left. There were only about 30 u-boats in the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy navy in WWI. They were produced in Budapest and around 20 were presented to Germany as a gift during the war. Totally monarchy naval U-boat crew are estimated at about 500 personnel and 50 officers. This is a RARE U-boat badge-engraved with the name of officer and the U-boat that he served on. This badge was awarded for combat distinctions. Thank you for visiting our eBay store! We guarantee all of our products on this website so you can shop rest assured. If you'd like more information before you buy please contact us!Yes we do combine shipping on multiple purchases as much as possible. As long as you make payment within 4 days of winning the first item you are good. Per eBay policy, all items must be paid for within four days of the item ending, no exceptions. If you go over the four days without making payment your order will be cancelled per eBay policy. Once you pay for an order it cannot be held while you bid on other items. eBay requires shipment once payment is made. If the auction value exceeds $100.00, shipping will be elevated to Priority Mail to ensure safe transport and delivery.International Shipping will be determined after the auction. (Price May Change) We look forward to helping you find great things for your collection, we are Military Connection your #1 War Relics Source!

Price: 2499.99 USD

Location: South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

End Time: 2024-11-08T03:18:59.000Z

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