Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction 277 mm x 357 mm)

277 mm x 357 mm)

twenty-one with a screwback

hallmarked with the Reichsmark crescent moon and crown and number stamped "8223"

both pieces mounted to a bronze gilt base exhibiting emanating rays

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction 277 mm x 357 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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, an unmarked example but displaying the