Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature And Case, By Schwerin Archive 48 mm x 101 mm

48 mm x 101 mm

Instituted in 1850

Measuring 50cm x 35cm

reverse illustrating a Maltese cross and surrounded by the inscription "S IOHANNIS HIEROSOLYMITANI + SACRA DOMVS HOSPITALIS"

emphasizing the organization’s political activities and youth wing (Jugendstahlhelm)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature And Case, By Schwerin Archive 48 mm x 101 mm(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen mit Anstecknadel und Etui). A complete and well preserved Blockade Runner Badge set, consisting of a badge constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, the bow topped by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style