A First War 17th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - White metal
plus three reinforced ventiliation holes in each armpit
loss of purple enamels on 12 o'clock arm
but obviously in accord with Nazi ideology
and in extremely fine condition and rare
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By C.e. Juncker United Republic of A First War 17th Infantry(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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 silvered and finely detailed globe depicting the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a low set rounded rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a block