WH (KM) 'Hilfskreuzer-Kriegsabzeichen' (or: auxiliary-cruiser war-badge) being a typical, maker- (ie. 'R.S.'-) marked- and/or: 'Feinzink'-based example as was produced by the: 'Rudolf Souval'-company

The attractive - most certainly later-war-period and actually not that often seen! - WH (Kriegsmarine) 'Hilfskreuzer-Kriegsabzeichen' (or: naval auxiliary-cruiser war-badge) is a clearly maker- (ie. 'R.S.'-) marked and/or zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based example as was produced by the maker (ie. 'Hersteller'): 'Rudolf Souval' as was based in the town of Wien (ie. Vienna) and that comes in an overall nice- (I deem issued and just moderately worn-), condition. As more often seen has the piece lost (most of) its golden-coloured finish: this has simply 'faded-away' over the years (ie. has 'migriert'). The award shows an intergrated (silver-toned) globe as to be expected (as can be seen on the pictures). The award comes naturally mounted onto its fully functional and/or thin-shaped (golden-toned and somewhat longer-sized) pin (which is of course fully functional) and has a totally unaltered (and period) catch ie. pin/catch set-up. The badge was most certainly never cleaned nor polished and simply comes as stored for decades: it only shows some minimal tarnish (and has with certainty never been cleaned nor polished though). Simply an attractive, later-war-period WH (Kriegsmarine) 'Hilfskreuzer-Kriegsabzeichen' by the 'R. Souval'-company that is priced according to its comparative scarcity and/or unmistaken desirability!

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