Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity " Upon his accession to

" Upon his accession to the imperial throne

measuring 81 mm (w) x 81 mm (l)

the obverse bearing a raised black enameled DRK-style German national eagle

The Battalion left Canada June 19

1914 he was promoted to Senior Lieutenant

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity " Upon his accession to(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