Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude München” and numbered “A1107777” on

München” and numbered “A1107777” on the reverse

"685 / Postkartenvertrieb W

crazing evident in the white enamels on the right arm of the cross

when enrollments doubled from 1

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude München” and numbered “A1107777” on(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of partially gilded silver, 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 the Northern Hemisphere topped by a Viking longship, the reverse with a block hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, stamped with a mark of STERLING indicating 925 silver