Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden He went through 1917 without

He went through 1917 without event

on a loop for suspension from period original bow-tie ribbon on horizontal pinback

rim impressed 137265 C

a Type II badge in very fine condition

3 grams grams inclusive of its ribbon and hanger

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden He went through 1917 without(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, surrounding a depiction of a Viking longship sailing across the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the globe in position, with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and