WW2 GERMAN NAVY AUXILIARY CRUISER WAR BADGE

WW2 German Navy Auxiliary War qualification Badge.

One piece, die struck, alloy construction badge with gilt and silver plated finishes. The badge is in the form a gilt washed, vertically oval, embossed, oak-leaf wreath with a national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a canted, swastika in it’s talons, superimposed to the top centre, encompassing a cut-out, "Viking" style, long boat with full sail, cruising on a separate likeness of a northern portion of the globe.

The detailing includes the dragon figurehead and oval shields on the ship, longitude and latitude lines and the embossed outline of Great Britain, Western Europe and North Africa on the globe.

Complete pin and catch assembly. Unmarked and most probably a Foerster & Barth production.

Code: 50562