Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of A four-armed enameled purple cross

A four-armed enameled purple cross in silver gilt

great grandfather and great great grandfather

23 mm x 23 mm

overlaid by a silvered inscription of “VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS” (“THROUGH VIGILANCE WE ASCEND”)

mounted to a horizontal pinback with blue wool backing maker marked GRABOW & MATTHES KIEL

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of A four-armed enameled purple cross(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which taper downward toward the peak. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) overall. Directly below