Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Auction Archive in its hardshelled case of

in its hardshelled case of issue with recessed medal bed)

with some chipping of the obverse six o’clock arm

There were notable exceptions

the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on a pebbled field

the son of James and Agnes Currie

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Auction Archive in its hardshelled case of(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 76 mm (w) x 55. 46 mm (h), weighing 27. 8