Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by B.H. Mayer
(Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid-flight, clutching a swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code “L//18” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 49.08 mm in diameter, weighing 34.6 grams, in extremely fine condition.

