Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Förster & Barth Archive crown crafted out of red

crown crafted out of red wool with triple gold bullion austrian knot braid in the centre

very scarce in this size

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion rampant within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt

71 mm (w) x 45

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Förster & Barth Archive crown crafted out of red(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a Viking longship sailing over a depiction of the North Atlantic and Northern Europe, the reverse with a central rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat