Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Archive 44 mm (w) x 20

44 mm (w) x 20

ribbon with a gold star in the case along with the citation for the medal signed by the Secretary of the Navy

to the James River

In hand embroidered in bullion wire

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Archive 44 mm (w) x 20(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