Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Archive measuring 54 mm x 54

measuring 54 mm x 54 mm

Issues consistent with age and wear are evident to the overall set

1977 at Krakow

5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface

all in black ink

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Archive measuring 54 mm x 54(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, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a bock hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,