Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction hallmarked with the Reichsmark crescent

hallmarked with the Reichsmark crescent moon and crown and number stamped "8223"

circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien kameradschaftsbund” (Austrian Land Association Vienna Association)

277 mm x 357 mm)

measuring 140 mm (w) x 215 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

(Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Kaukasuseinsätze Erinnerungsabzeichen)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction hallmarked with the Reichsmark crescent(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, an unmarked example but displaying the