Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge United Republic of An Iron Cross First Class

An Iron Cross First Class

Bearing in mind police warnings to be cautious of explosives attached to stationery vehicles

but after the Armistice

and Karl Ulrich

early version with plain reverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge United Republic of An Iron Cross First Class(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Of multi piece construction oval gilded tombac with a silvered tombac globe; the obverse with a Viking longship sailing over the northern hemisphere of the globe, with an oval border of oak leaves, and a national eagle at the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika; the reverse plain with a vertical banjo pin, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 44. 34 mm (w) x 56. 78 mm (h); weighing 39. 6