Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin visually-hidden the obverse bearing a full-colour

the obverse bearing a full-colour illustration of Érsekújvár (now Nové Zámky

light age soiling

dark toned

with gilded crossed swords piercing the central adornment

at Oliveto

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin visually-hidden the obverse bearing a full-colour(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker