Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity before being transferred to IMD

before being transferred to IMD Toronto on September 9th

the obverse presents the Metzingen coat of arms

obverse with central silvered Hamburg insignia

with each side flanked by a strap with a reinforced buttonhole meeting three brown bakelite buttons

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity before being transferred to IMD(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of patinated and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, with a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with the bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN and designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN, measuring 47. 90 mm in diameter,