Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm

measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm (l)

the reverse with a banner bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUE MITARBEIT IM NSRL

Kane served in the Crimea (1854-1856) and during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)

(Schutzpolizei Einheitsmütze)

6 mm x 70 mm x 19

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm(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 Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 44.