Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive and centering swastika in black

and centering swastika in black threads

each measuring 40 mm (w) x 52 mm (l)

with repair of the suspension loop evident

10 mm x 45

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive and centering swastika in black(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