Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Auction officially numbered 430996

officially numbered 430996

" (Eagle Squadron) above an American eagle

or 20 years of excellent private-sector service

with a maroon background

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Auction officially numbered 430996(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a swastika, around a detailed map of the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO