Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By A.g. Metall & Kunststoff Auction Archive in remembrance of Constanze

in remembrance of Constanze

The shoulders are adorned with epaulette straps trimmed in angled yellow-gold cord and are held firmly in place by gilt aluminum buttons at one end and sewn in place at the opposite end

(Jäger-gree) (Untersturmführer): Four rows of light gray cord wound with fine silver bullion wire

With a "ALI MUSJID" bar and original period ribbon clasp

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By A.g. Metall & Kunststoff Auction Archive in remembrance of Constanze(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 in mid flight and clutching a swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of A. G. Metall & Kunststoff, measuring 49. 72 mm, weighing 38. 6 grams, some loss of finish