Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge by Schwerin
(Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika at the top, centre features representation of exploding sea mine in water, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked on the reverse with designer “Otto Placzek, Berlin” and maker “Schwerin, Berlin”, measuring 43.27(w) x 53.71 mm (h), weighing 23.7 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

