Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Archive the medal mis-stamped with the

the medal mis-stamped with the incorrect year "1889" (should be "1899")

The upper left sleeve has a fine silvered aluminum wire two stripe Obergefreiter rank chevron sewn in place

he enlisted into the 29th Overseas Field Battery at Sarnia in January 1916 and entered France as part of 11th Brigade

dated January 1944)

in extremely fine/near mint condition

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Archive the medal mis-stamped with the(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked