Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden on a loop for suspension

on a loop for suspension from period original bow-tie ribbon on horizontal pinback

a Type II badge in very fine condition

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg and District with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg

Stamped onto the obverse of the crossguard is an inscription of “SA” for SA-Gruppe Sachsen (SA Group Saxony)

3 grams grams inclusive of its ribbon and hanger

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden on a loop for suspension(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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 depiction of a Viking longship sailing across the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the globe in position, with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and