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, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.06 mm (w) x 54.45 mm (h), weighing 25.6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

