Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive Jobst in March 1944

Jobst in March 1944

The interior of the paint is equally well preserved

loop dual nailed to the reverse for wall hanging

" and was signed off as such at Prior Park

on loop for suspension - unmarked

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive Jobst in March 1944(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly