Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive which presumably was Schmidt’s initial

which presumably was Schmidt’s initial training unit

Tel-el Kebir

featuring alternated gilt lions and castles in each quadrant

(Socialist): Oxidized and polished silver

39 mm (w) x 44

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive which presumably was Schmidt’s initial(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