Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive and October 20

and October 20

Saarlautern” and “Property of the High Command of the SA” on the reverse

affixed to a black painted wooden base via three bronze nails

as well as makers marked

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive and October 20(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a stylized 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 characteristics