Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Minesweeper War Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac British War Medal (316229 PTE

British War Medal (316229 PTE

Instituted 5 August 1914

(1850-1942)

rearing horse and lion flanking crowned eagle

suspended from original full-length sash ribbon with rosette

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Minesweeper War Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac British War Medal (316229 PTE(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 44. 54 mm (w) x 54. 71 mm (h), weighing 22. 4