Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Block Runner Badge, with Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Gautag badge (6-7

Gautag badge (6-7

constructed of multiple pieces of gilded and silvered brass with multi-coloured enamels

maker marked on the ring for “Vincent Mayer”

both in metal and embroidered

the obverse with a central SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaves

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Block Runner Badge, with Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Gautag badge (6-7(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48.