Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive measuring 54 mm x 82

measuring 54 mm x 82 mm

complemented by three brown buttons on the inside of the collar for placement of a protective liner

South African Defence Force Collar Badge

fully surrounded by a ring of green enameled leaf branches joined together at the bottom by ribbon

constructed of nickel-silver (non-magnetic)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive measuring 54 mm x 82(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 obverse reverse bearing a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback