Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, by Schwerin Auction the cross was vaulted post-manufacture

the cross was vaulted post-manufacture and demonstrates consequent spacing between the core and frame

this lot was liberated at Belsen

a single post-1942 regulation example in better than very fine condition

A Miniature Bulgarian Military Order for Bravery - Type III (1912)  Two-piece construction

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, by Schwerin Auction the cross was vaulted post-manufacture(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a depictions of a blockade runner cutting through waves and breaking the chain, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN, maker marked