Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Archive marked "DORE OR FIN" on

marked "DORE OR FIN" on the reverse

the reverse

measuring approximately4

held in place by silvered metal buttons

63 mm (w) x 43

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, by Schwerin Archive marked "DORE OR FIN" on(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