Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Hobacher
(Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine-style German national 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 flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Hobacher, Vienna, measuring 44.54 mm (w) x 54.81 mm (h), weighing 29.1 grams, with some loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.

