Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity diamond shaped badge

diamond shaped badge

inscribed “Bayerischer Kriegerbund - 20 Jahre in Treue Fest” in capital letters

50mm (without suspension)

8 cm (w) x 4

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity diamond shaped badge(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the