Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by B.H. Mayer Republic of the insignia measuring 50 mm

the insignia measuring 50 mm (w) x 80 mm (h)

There are five black wool flaps forming the tail on the reverse

It honours Dr

875" (silver) and maker marked "F

with gold-leaf on the top of the pages

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by B.H. Mayer Republic of the insignia measuring 50 mm(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and shorten banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, maker