Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of the upper fuller prominently displaying

the upper fuller prominently displaying eight holes

A short time later

with the left side in laurel leaves and the right side in oak leaves

37 mm long vertical pinback

inscribed "Norddeutscher Lloyd" and "D

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of the upper fuller prominently displaying(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm