Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Adolf Scholze GTRexclude Inset into the obverse of

Inset into the obverse of the handle is an enameled HJ insignia

reverse presents vertical pinback

measuring 22 mm (w) x 24

opening to reveal ribbed black rayon liners through both the lid and bottom

139 mm x 179 mm)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Adolf Scholze GTRexclude Inset into the obverse of(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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a