Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei)

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1/170" (B

(Ordenschnallen)

Variation 1 - Circa 1945-47

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei)(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &