Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Hold silvering wear on the Faithful

silvering wear on the Faithful Service Cross

Accompanied by copies of his Service Records and Recommendation Letter for the Efficiency Medal

1923 to support A

the obverse designer marked “K

overlaid by a central black enameled swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Hold silvering wear on the Faithful(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, surrounding a stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth