Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Hold before returning to Midway Island

before returning to Midway Island

000 for a new Y

measuring a total of 850 mm x 46 mm

dated 1 August 1871

Footnote: David S

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Hold before returning to Midway Island(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of tombak, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle formerly clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 75 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 5 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground off, poor.