Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude typical badge by C

typical badge by C

in bronzed metal with embroidered obverse

width 59mm

all four prongs perfectly intact on the reverse

self-reliance and aggressiveness

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude typical badge by C(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked