Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of Sebastiano and Quirinus

Sebastiano and Quirinus

He served with a Bavarian infantry regiment through the First World War and was the recipient of numerous decorations

48 mm stick pin

15th and 7th Middlesex (London Scottish) Rifle Volunteer Corps

the barrel of a cannon and cannon balls placed behind her and at her feet

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of Sebastiano and Quirinus(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of patinated and silvered feinzink, 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 clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN and designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN, measuring 47. 90 mm in diameter,