Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture Hold in silver/aluminum thread on a

in silver/aluminum thread on a dark blue cloth

the reverse bearing a central date of “1849”

an eight point stary with clusters of smooth rays

marked “20” under the pin (for CF Zimmermann

specifically from Stalag Luft 3 and Oflag IX-C

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Exceptionally Rare Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Japanese Manufacture Hold in silver/aluminum thread on a(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of partially gilded silver, 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, the reverse with a block hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, stamped with a mark of STERLING indicating 925 silver