Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China the front centre of the

the front centre of the cap features a machine-woven national eagle in golden-yellow thread on a cut-out woven

demonstrating moderate loss of finish in addition to the loss of one screwpost and with some further soldering visible from period repairs

surrounding a raise steering wheel set against a pebbled background

the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914”)

the right end with a design incorporating the top half of the Royal Army Air Service Pilot Badge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China the front centre of the(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker