Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed starting in 1938 and continuing

starting in 1938 and continuing in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s

excellent quality overall and rare combination of awards

with a small patch of nickel plating lost on the obverse

at an angle of 70 degrees to the U-Boats track and 50 yards ahead of the swirl

constructed of green wool with a buckram core

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed starting in 1938 and continuing(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked