Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin
(Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher). Constructed of patinated and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, with a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with the bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN” and designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN”, measuring 47.90 mm in diameter, weighing 22.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.

