Footnote: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Don Boyle
better than very fine) featuring an article about the Greater German canoe championship
a motor transport specialist patch
surmounted by a partially enameled period Spanish crown
which includes the fluted spike (with six ventilation holes and an ornate design at the base)
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin Archive Footnote: Accompanied by a certificate(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded tombak 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 a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 45 mm (w) x