Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive loop dual nailed to the

loop dual nailed to the reverse for wall hanging

gold hallmark

" and was signed off as such at Prior Park

on loop for suspension - unmarked

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive loop dual nailed to the(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly