Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Auction 1917 to 13th June 1918

1917 to 13th June 1918 (substituted for the notification in the Gazette of 19th Nov

the reverse bearing a central inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY FOR FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”)

4) A photograph with postcard reverse

demonstrating some material fatigue in addition to the replacement bed

the obverse with white enameled arms with NSDAP-style German National eagles clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on white enameled discs in the quadrants between the arms of the cross

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Auction 1917 to 13th June 1918(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a blockade runner cutting through waves and breaking the chain at the six oclock position, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN