Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Disputed Deumer Variant visually-hidden marked "59" in faded black

marked "59" in faded black ink number stamped in black ink "Nr

with a central shield depicting symbols for the historical provinces of Romania

the chape also in brass and bearing a design consisting of a series of nine pairs of chevrons on both sides

each bearing a single silvered bronze rank pip and measuring 25 mm (w) x 40 mm (l)

surrounding a mobile swastika set over a hollow void and overlaid by a a sword

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Disputed Deumer Variant visually-hidden marked "59" in faded black(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 horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a stabilizer emanating from the twelve