Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Archive BERLIN” and maker marked with

BERLIN” and maker marked with the logo of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff

held in place by silvered metal buttons

a recipient’s replacement piece produced c

24 July 1941

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Archive BERLIN” and maker marked with(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with its head extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked