Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of adjustable with a magnetic metal

adjustable with a magnetic metal buckle

” measuring 47 mm (w) x 70 mm (h)

1922 in England and as a young man

maker marked "RYRIE" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

suffering from exposure

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of adjustable with a magnetic metal(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked