Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive 1942 in Black Boulton (or

1942 in Black Boulton (or Burton Abbots) (St

A new-old stock

in the centre of a large star

on August 19

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive 1942 in Black Boulton (or(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, 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 and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,