Germany Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Newly Listed excellent quality overall and rare

excellent quality overall and rare combination of awards

and light fraying of the edges

The crossguard transitions into a handle constructed of ribbed lacquered dark wood

and two British folk songs written in poor English

the reverse presents the inscription ANNO MCMXLVIII

Germany Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Newly Listed excellent quality overall and rare(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central globe depicting the North Atlantic and the coasts of Europe and North Africa, topped by a Viking longship crewed by warriors clutching shields and spears, the reverse with a crimped