Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of engraved with the date "1942"

engraved with the date "1942" above the eagle and "fur hervorragende Leistung" over "Der General und Befehlshaber" below the eagle

demonstrating some nicks and a consistent patina

Class - Gold grade

Footnote: With a total of 110 of this Military St

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of engraved with the date "1942"(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker