Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm

measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm (l)

measuring 95 mm (w) x 78 mm (h)

a former adjutant of A

Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with carmine piping

6 mm x 70 mm x 19

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm(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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 44.