Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive inscribed "REPUBLIKACESKOSLOVENSKA" and dated "March

inscribed "REPUBLIKACESKOSLOVENSKA" and dated "March 15

measuring 33 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G

The reverse is marked "AM BRAND" (On Fire)

The 19th Infantry Battalion was in action in the Somme on September 15

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive inscribed "REPUBLIKACESKOSLOVENSKA" and dated "March(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,