Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity one issued to Ossilie Kempa

one issued to Ossilie Kempa (b

the inside back cover with a quote from the "Book of Wisdom

maker marked "FREDERICO DA COSTA LISBOA" on the reverse cartouche

being made a Lieutenant

the reverse with a sword plunging into a Hydra

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity one issued to Ossilie Kempa(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