Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Republic of Lüdenscheid) on the reverse

Lüdenscheid) on the reverse

In a letter from Colonel W

exhibiting a black scuff mark on the lid and top end panel

5 mm (w) x 11 mm (h) ribbon bar

lined with dug-out niches two or three rows high

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Republic of Lüdenscheid) on the reverse(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central blockade breaker cutting through waves and breaching the chain, overlaid across the bow by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker