WW2 GERMAN NAVY HIGH SEAS FLEET WAR BADGE - MAKER MARKED R.S.

WW2 German Navy High Seas Fleet War qualification badge. Die struck, solid backed, nicely convexed,zinc alloy construction award features a vertically oval oak-leaf wreath with a national eagle with out-stretched wings superimposed to the top center, encompassing a nicely detailed, cut-out, 'face on', likeness of the battleship Bismarck cutting through waves. The reverse of the badge is well marked with the stylized, embossed, manufacturer's initials of Rudolf Souval of Wien.