Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Archive 35 mm x 63 mm

35 mm x 63 mm

He was promoted to Major with the Coast Artillery Corps

measuring 170 mm (w) x 242 mm (h)

25mm (w) x 34

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Archive 35 mm x 63 mm(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central blockade breaker cutting through waves and breaching the chain, overlaid across the bow by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker