Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Republic of the scabbard release button just

the scabbard release button just below the crossguard functional

measuring 371 mm (w) x 110 mm (l)

with the Führer’s initials “A” and “H” on either side of the wreath

an NSDAP supporter’s badge

with "Liberated by Allies"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Republic of the scabbard release button just(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 depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but