Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive (Socialist): Oxidized and polished silver

(Socialist): Oxidized and polished silver

it has been conferred upon Greek citizens for distinguished service in public administration

Tel-el Kebir

which presumably was Schmidt’s initial training unit

76 mm (w) x 43

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive (Socialist): Oxidized and polished silver(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