Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed integral loop ball suspension

integral loop ball suspension

starting in 1938 and continuing in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s

excellent quality overall and rare combination of awards

with a small patch of nickel plating lost on the obverse

he was awarded one Good Conduct Badge on October 23

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed integral loop ball suspension(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