Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Auction Archive 5 mm inclusive of its

5 mm inclusive of its integral suspension

green oxidation spot on the reverse)

no doubt produced in a very small number and given to the Officers aboard the ship

" on the reverse of the clasp

Thanks to mediation by the Director of the Silesian Museum Opava

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Auction Archive 5 mm inclusive of its(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 80 mm in diameter, weighing 28. 1 grams, reverse catch missing, otherwise in very fine condition.