a motor transport specialist patch
Footnote: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Don Boyle
the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gilt silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver gilt letters reading “MERENTI” (Latin - Merit)
Military Service Honour Medal
with dual loops securing in place straps constructed of field-grey velvet
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin Archive a motor transport specialist patch(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded tombak with aluminum, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 45 mm (w) x