Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold dark blue and green enamels

dark blue and green enamels

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which was then battling Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands

the interior exhibiting light period soiling from active use

73 mm (w) x 39

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold dark blue and green enamels(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a stabilizing clip, unmarked but with the