Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed 36 mm x 37 mm)

36 mm x 37 mm)

measuring 17 mm (w) x 17

constructed of finely detailed stamped silvered feinzink

the peak featuring seven rows of reinforced stitching

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed 36 mm x 37 mm)(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, around a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,