Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin United Republic of measuring approximately 24

measuring approximately 24

7 mm x 34 mm inclusive of its crown and ball suspension

8 mm inclusive of its Paulonia flowers suspension

ringed by stylized laurel branches

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin United Republic of measuring approximately 24(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 84 mm (w) x