Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Förster & Barth

(Kriegsabzeichen für 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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a Viking longship sailing over a depiction of the North Atlantic and Northern Europe, the reverse with a central rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Förster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 44.46 mm (w) x 57.51 mm (h), weighing 29.6 grams, with loss of finish evident throughout, in overall better than very fine condition.