Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity while the cap measures approximately

while the cap measures approximately 274 mm x 172 mm

forward visor with an internal cardboard stiffener

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) Grand Lodge Reunion in Atlanta Badge 1923 (in die-stamped bronzed tin

hallmarked on reverse above hinge "F

BENE MERENTI (WELL MERITING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity while the cap measures approximately(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, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 84 mm (w) x