Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Silvered and blackened iron with

Silvered and blackened iron with red enamels

presenting two folding creases and light warping

The painting measures 65mm (w) x 65mm (h)

By March 1971

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Silvered and blackened iron with(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.