Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin Auction Archive " and marked "STERLING" on

" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

cypher of Albert I on the reverse

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An officially issued Grand Cross

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin Auction Archive " and marked "STERLING" on(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker