Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of 36 mm (w) x 34

36 mm (w) x 34

Alexander’s father had abdicated in favour of his son in 1889

Lieutenant Brlić

Territorial Force

designer marked "VANCZAR"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of 36 mm (w) x 34(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink with aluminum, 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 cutting through waves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge