Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of 1892 - November 20

1892 - November 20

reaching a gilt button

the reverse with a national eagle perched on top of an anchor

for service during the First World War

the stitching of the left cuff has come undone with a hole through the material

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of 1892 - November 20(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,