Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Newly Listed GVI General Service Medal

GVI General Service Medal

the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/66” for Fritz Kohm

pitting and surface wear

1 Stationary Hospital at Chocques

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Variation 2, Refurbished Example by Schwerin Newly Listed GVI General Service Medal(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a blockade runner cutting through waves and breaking the chain at the six oclock position, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN