A Second War German Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge By Rudolf Souval Of Vienna Auction edge nicks on the VM

edge nicks on the VM

contact marks on the MC

****   It is extraordinary that Heinrich von Pittel shared the same rare military honor as his father

until the present day

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A Second War German Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge By Rudolf Souval Of Vienna Auction edge nicks on the VMA second war German Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer; multi piece construction oval gilded zink alloy with a silvered tombac globe note that the gilt has worn off and was coated with a greenish protective lacquer; the obverse with a Viking longship sailing over the northern hemisphere of the globe, with an oval border of oak leaves, and a national eagle at the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style