Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück

(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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the obverse reverse bearing a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a crimped hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 44.45 mm (w) x 57.60 mm (h), weighing 28.5 grams, demonstrating loss of finish throughout, in very fine condition.