Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Auction Archive Library of Congress Catalog Card

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 95-75013

for two years

It was repealed on December 10

with approximately 80% of the original bronze finish remaining

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Auction Archive Library of Congress Catalog Card(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink with aluminum, 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 the Northern Hemisphere topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge