Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Auction 73 mm (h - inclusive

73 mm (h - inclusive of integral ball)

measuring 106 mm x 43 mm

He passed on December 20th 2009

marked "STAHLBODEN" (steel bottom)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Auction 73 mm (h - inclusive(Kriegsabzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves and breaking the chain along the bottom edge, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN