Germany, Federal Republic. A Blockade Runner Badge, Early Post-War Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of numbered "83" on the reverse

numbered "83" on the reverse

heard the initial distress call and turned toward the reported position some 90 nautical miles (100 miles) away

He was awarded his Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for twenty-eight years' service with His Majesty's Coast Guard

demonstrating near-total loss of bronze finish with only trace amounts visible throughout low-contact points

(Goldene Verdienstmedaille)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Blockade Runner Badge, Early Post-War Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of numbered "83" on the reverse(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, surrounding a central blockade runner cutting through the chain, its bow topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, with its head extending beyond the edge, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, unmarked but