Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of demonstrating some nicks and a

demonstrating some nicks and a consistent patina

the reverse stamped with an Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands) studio mark and a date of “14 JAN 1941”

80mm (w) x 32

engraved with the date "1942" above the eagle and "fur hervorragende Leistung" over "Der General und Befehlshaber" below the eagle

A Second war Africa Service Medal - (70483 J

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of demonstrating some nicks and a(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker