Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude crazing evident in the white

crazing evident in the white enamels on the right arm of the cross

It is signed by a Hauptmann (Captain) the Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Artillery Regiment (Croatian) 369

"685 / Postkartenvertrieb W

Original impressed naming has been erased and engraved "CAPT

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture GTRexclude crazing evident in the white(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of partially gilded silver, 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 the Northern Hemisphere topped by a Viking longship, the reverse with a block hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, stamped with a mark of STERLING indicating 925 silver