Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By C.e. Juncker Hold each perforated with ventilation holes

each perforated with ventilation holes and a single top hole for the accommodation of a drawstring

spending 110 days crossing oceans

number impressed "1188155" on the reverse

Instituted 1847

measuring 25 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By C.e. Juncker Hold each perforated with ventilation holes(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics