Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Archive A mint Iron Cross 1939

A mint Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by a scarce and desirable maker

(Hermann und Edda Göring Postkarte mit Unterschriften)

with a button strap sewn to the underside of the board

consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a convex ribbed silver frame

professional skill and leadership reflect the highest credit upon Lieutenant Commander Cushman and the United States Naval Service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Blockade Runner Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Archive A mint Iron Cross 1939(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central blockade breaker cutting through waves and breaching the chain, overlaid across the bow by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker