Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude not an official Russian issue

not an official Russian issue

reverse inscribed "FRECCE AZZURRE" across the centre

maker marked with the letter "H" laying on its side

He has been drinking a great deal more than is good for him

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude not an official Russian issue(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid 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 marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 84 mm in