Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive War Merit Cross Document

War Merit Cross Document

1896 in Belfast

the obverse with the German Luftwaffe eagle in the centre

near the Citadel

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive War Merit Cross Document(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). An ovular badge constructed of gilded zinc (15% gild remains), the obverse centre bears a cut out Viking style ship with a dragon head stempost, on board the ship is a soldier holding a spear in front of a row of shields, the ship is sailing on the northern end of the globe and the globe has longitude and latitude lines throughout and the embossed outlines of Great Britain, Western Europe and North Africa, this is