Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Buy Now Measures 170 mm x 245

Measures 170 mm x 245 mm x 208 mm in height

blue and gold-coloured inks on a thick paper stock

one strap retaining a silvered zink button bearing a raised number “13” for Gefolgschaft 13

on a Luftwaffe gray wool backer

his right hand holding a downward-pointing sword

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Buy Now Measures 170 mm x 245(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded zink with aluminum, 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 an aluminum globe depicting the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a low set flattened rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a barrel hinge and banjo style