Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive Driver SmithStephens

Driver SmithStephens

with approximately 80% of its original silver finish remaining

measuring 142 mm (w) x 100 mm (h)

The base of the throat is marked 2

Advanced to Major on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive Driver SmithStephens(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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 obverse reverse bearing a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the