Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold "Ein deutsches U-Boot stellt ein

"Ein deutsches U-Boot stellt ein unter fremder flagge fahrendes

Footnote: With a total of 714 of this Ernestine House Order Commander Cross awarded

(George Busk)

(HJ Führerausweis)

with seven pairs of holes to adjust the double claws of the buckle

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold "Ein deutsches U-Boot stellt ein(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular 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 binge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for the firm of Rudolf