Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive with Change of Address Card)

with Change of Address Card)

dark patina on the obverse and sides

obverse centre with etched lettering MA (Mary) surrounded by the inscription MA PADROEIRA DO REINO on a light-blue enameled border

" in rolled silvered copper wire

FITZGERALD / SAINT JOHN FUS

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive with Change of Address Card)(Kriegsabzeichen fr 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 reverse with a single rivet securing the obverse applique in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a