Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Hold HJ membership number “5894417”

HJ membership number “5894417”

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Schauerte & Höhfeld - with frosted silver frame with iron core

the shoulder boards constructed of four rows of silver aluminum bullion wire embroidery twisted into a U-shape

consisting of 1) A Bavarian Order of Military Merit ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Hold HJ membership number “5894417”(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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, unmarked, measuring 43. 39 mm (w) x 54. 34 mm (h),