Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge
(Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43.80 mm (w) x 54.08 mm (h), weighing 26.5 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.

