Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive overlaid by a gilded monogram

overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II

which ushered in a brief period of peace and friendship between Austria and the French Empire

A circular badge constructed of bronze with black

Secretary of War John Armstrong

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive overlaid by a gilded monogram(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, topped by