Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of 45 mm (w) x 44

45 mm (w) x 44

encompassing long service of an NCO who rose to the rank of an Officer

leaving him with a permanent scar over his left eye brow

the obverse with a central silver applique in the form of a silvered Habsburg eagle

in Gold and enamels (14x16mm)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of 45 mm (w) x 44(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht 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 flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN,