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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of examples manufactured by Pforzheim-based firms, measuring 43.77 mm (w) x 54.29 mm (h), weighing 26.0 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in better than very fine condition.

