Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, by Schwerin Auction a single post-1942 regulation example

a single post-1942 regulation example in better than very fine condition

measuring 51 mm (w) x 54

the cross was vaulted post-manufacture and demonstrates consequent spacing between the core and frame

The title "(Princess Mary's)" was appended in 1948 by permission of King George VI and Mary

plus another 95 photos

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, by Schwerin Auction a single post-1942 regulation example(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a depictions of a blockade runner cutting through waves and breaking the chain, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN, maker marked