Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction On the back the rules

On the back the rules for witnessing and awarding achievements are listed

The upper platform houses a knife

1939 miniature banner badge

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction On the back the rules(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked