Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden A black-and-white picture postcard depicting

A black-and-white picture postcard depicting an HJ youth in plain clothes

in gray machine embroidery

The medal was issued with a swivel "Imperial" (Franco) crown suspension until 1982

1921-1971 RCR clasp affixed to its original ribbon

a green enamel wreath along the bottom half which has been crudely soldered

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden A black-and-white picture postcard depicting(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