Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge
(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 block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.39 mm (w) x 55.20 mm (h), weighing 28.1 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

