Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin

(Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid 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 marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN”, measuring 48.84 mm in diameter, weighing 36.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.