Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude Newberry (897U

Newberry (897U

he needed the workers on his side to reach his goals

scattered chipping on the arms on the obverse

maintaining much of its original uniform threading

each measuring 48 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) and connected with a single piece of stitching

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude Newberry (897U(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked