Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by C.E. Juncker
(Kriegsabzeichen für 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, around a silvered and finely-detailed globe depicting the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a low-set rounded rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a design attributed to the firm of C.E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 44.28 mm (w) x 56.88 mm (h), weighing 35.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

