Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive A Sutlej 1845-46 Miniature Medal

A Sutlej 1845-46 Miniature Medal for for Aliwal 1846

A round badge constructed of gilded bronze

forty of the Australians were sent to work at the Japanese garrison at Hoban

NS) White metal

exhibiting a wonderful texture in the wool

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive A Sutlej 1845-46 Miniature Medal(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid 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 marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 84 mm in