Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Example, by Schwerin Archive also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei

also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/63” for Steinhauer & Lück

stain on the ribbon

worn on incorrect period ribbon

is regulated by controlling the powers of the cooling and the heating systems arranged within the casting mold

demonstrating minor softening of features consistent with age and wear

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Example, by Schwerin Archive also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei(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 flattened rivet securing the globe in position, with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a flat