Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Auction CRAVANZOLA ROMA" on the inside

CRAVANZOLA ROMA" on the inside lid

he had moved on to the 1st Company of Pioneer Battalion 302 and served until 9 April 1941

the reverse bearing a detailed image of an angelic figure handing a child the Tsarina

demonstrating some material fatigue in addition to the replacement bed

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

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Auction CRAVANZOLA ROMA" on the inside(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