Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China he was promoted to Corporal

he was promoted to Corporal on November 11

the reverse of each fitting exhibiting discolouration

the obverse with a standard HJ motif consisting of an eagle in the centre perched atop a HJ diamond that is surrounded by a serrated circular border with an inner and outer rope

measuring 106 mm (w) x 101 mm (h) x 41 mm (d) inclusive of its protruding dual wave-style lift

one is inscribed with the ship's name "M

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China he was promoted to Corporal(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, surrounding a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but