Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Dirt visible in the recessed

Dirt visible in the recessed areas on the ships

28 mm (w) x 27

superimposed on a black rayon/wool base

Footnote: The Order of Police Merit was instituted in 1945

while the tri-colour emblem is maker marked on the reverse with the logo of F

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Dirt visible in the recessed(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,