Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive featuring alternated gilt lions and

featuring alternated gilt lions and castles in each quadrant

(Ordin "Steaua Roamiei")

bearing a central white enameled disc

which presumably was Schmidt’s initial training unit

76 mm (w) x 43

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Auction Archive featuring alternated gilt lions and(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