Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Buy Now wooden plates embedded into either

wooden plates embedded into either side of the handle and held in place via brass screws and central pins

Launched in 1911

with the middle two digits of his service number unidentifiable

Upon returning to North America

It is illustrated through the use of multiple line drawings throughout

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Buy Now wooden plates embedded into either(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink with aluminum, 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 cutting through waves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge