Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive a crimped barrel hinge

a crimped barrel hinge

the left corner has VIRIBUS UNITIS 9

This type of misspelling is not unusual for the era

demonstrating denting and oxidation throughout

Stitched onto the upper left arm is a striking SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive a crimped barrel hinge(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the