) Naming officially impressed in large block capitals
accompanied by an original civil sash that incorporates a decorative moiré pattern but is missing its bow-tie
Constructed of multiple panels of white rayon with sturdy machine-reinforced seams and retaining a full-length drawstring for attachment to a load
Pietzonka signed it in blue ink
each arm having been hand filed
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Block Runner Badge, with Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Auction Archive ) Naming officially impressed in(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48.