A Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge in Original Presentation Packet.
A mid-War zinc one-piece example retaining almost all original finish. Gold-plated wreath. Round pin, dark, blued reverse. Maker marked ‘f,o,’ [Friedrich Orth, Wien] but the Schwerin model. Pale brown paper packet, the front printed in black gothic script ‘Hilfskreuzer=Kriegsabzeichen’, and on back in black ‘Friedrich Orth, Wien 56’, extremely good condition £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Second World War Combat Awards.

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