Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges for Military and Sports Merit Auction and War Merit Cross II

and War Merit Cross II Class with Swords

each bearing a two embroidered pips

the maker mark in silver ink with some of the type visible but most of it has faded with time and wear

7 Military District in Saint John

near mint & in case of issue

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges for Military and Sports Merit Auction and War Merit Cross II(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A Minesweeper War Badge, 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating