BACKGROUND: Although the Kriegsmarine utilized a wide variety of different style and sized buttons on its assorted uniform items the most commonly used uniform buttons were the 25mm, (1") and 20mm, (3/4"),diameter, magnetic sheet metal or alloy type buttons. The standard navy blue and white uniform buttons featured an embossed fouled anchor on a horizontally ribbed background field with a simulated, twisted rope, outer border while the standard uniform button for the field-grey uniforms featured an embossed fouled anchor on a subtly pebbled background field and a raised pebbled outer rim. The buttons for the navy blue and white uniform were generally gilted while those of the field-grey uniforms were field-grey. Administrative personnel were distinguished from other Kriegsmarine personnel by having silver uniform insignia including buttons as opposed to the standard golden yellow insignia. Due to the silver insignia the Administrative personnel were contemptuously referred to as Silberlinge, (Silvered Ones).

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The group consists of two roughly 19mm diameter, stamped metal alloy construction shoulder board buttons. The obverse of the buttons feature an embossed fouled anchor on a horizontally ribbed field with a simulated, twisted rope, outer border. The buttons retain all of their silver finish and are still bright and clean. The reverse of the buttons are well marked with impressed script and date, with "Kriegsmarine 1941", to one and "Kriegsmarine 1941", to the other and both have the matching manufacturers initials consisting of "FLL", with each initial within a separate circular border indicating manufacture by Friedrich Linden Lüdenscheid.