Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Block Runner Badge, with Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Archive A matching set of Heer

A matching set of Heer tropical Cavalry/Reconnaissance Enlisted personnel shoulder straps

he received his graduation certificate in 1914 for agriculture

the reverse is inscribed “Canada” in capital letters below a maple leaf bearing the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II within two laurel wreath sprigs

(HJ Schulterklappe)

the obverse with a central wreathed swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Block Runner Badge, with Miniature and Case, by Schwerin Archive A matching set of Heer(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.