Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude then was taken on strength

then was taken on strength to X-8 List (2 CAU) on October 24

the ribbon separate from the medal and suspended from a hanger with push pin

Small version

the reverse retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with an illegible maker’s code and secondary code of “258031”

2nd Class with Swords (bronze gilt on tombac

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude then was taken on strength(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of partially gilded silver, 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, the reverse with a block hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, stamped with a mark of STERLING indicating 925 silver