Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge

(Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a swastika, around a detailed map of the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code “L/21” for Förster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 44.65 mm (w) x 56.90 mm (h), weighing 31.3 grams, with replacement of catch and loss of finish evident throughout, in overall fair condition.