Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude Enamels intact

Enamels intact

with black bakelite grip plates on either side of the handle

enamel damage on upper arm of Polish cross

"The following is his Record of Service:1880

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude Enamels intact(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked