Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "This is to certify

inscribed "This is to certify that SERGEANT ROBERT J

which was the version for non-combatants

Cover of the pouch in silver

with membership restricted to veterans of the war

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "This is to certify(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and crudely replaced wire pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &