Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Buy Now from Commands and Staff

from Commands and Staff

biplanes as well as triplanes

measuring 40 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the rays on both sides

the reverse of the cross with a central date of "1849" in gilded bronze on a white enameled background

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Buy Now from Commands and Staff(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 39 mm (w) x 55. 20 mm (h),