Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive a scroll inscribed “The King’s”

a scroll inscribed “The King’s” in fire Gilt

the reverse with a central raised 1914 Iron Cross

numbered (stamped) “1955”

one strap pinned with a silvered Medical cypher

Germany in 1535

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive a scroll inscribed “The King’s”(Kriegsmarine Portrt mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed portrait of U Boat ace Karl Friedrich Merten, depicted in uniform and with an extensive array of decorations clearly visible, the image overlaid by Mertens handwritten signature in black ink, the reverse with studio marks and an illegible date stamp, measuring 102 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.