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13 March 2024

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Lot

№ 712

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13 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£420

A Rare ‘On Board’ Manufactured Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge.
A scarce and somewhat crude example manufactured ‘on board’, of cast aluminium. Convex shape, gilded wreath, magnetic flat pin. An issued example, finish slightly worn,
good condition, rare £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Second World War Combat Awards.

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Note: These Badges, of which there are a number of known variations, were made either on board the Auxiliary Cruisers themselves, or in Axis ports or neutral ones during the War.