Blockade Breakers badge.

The Blockade Breakers Badge or the Badge for Blockade Runners ( Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher) was awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany. It was instituted on 1 April, 1941 and first awarded on 1 July of the same year. This example, made of tombac, marked to reverse with the details of the maker Otto Placzek Berlin. Good, overall condition with wear to highpoints, patinated overall.

Code: 7494