Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By C.e. Juncker Archive in December 1896

in December 1896

3rd Class - Three-piece construction

maker marked on reverse “Sieper und Söhne

the latter meeting an integrated belt on the left

MILANO - ROMA"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By C.e. Juncker Archive in December 1896(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, 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, with a block hinge and banjo style pinback