Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne

(Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände). 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 barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid, measuring 43.93 mm (w) x 53.83 mm (h), weighing 27.6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish and some bending to the catch and stick pin, in better than very fine condition.