Germany. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge, By Juncker certificate_of_authenticity 23 mm x 65 mm

23 mm x 65 mm

000 have been issued to date

nineteen with vertical pinbacks

loop for suspension marked “13” (Gustav Brehmer

measures 47mm

Germany. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge, By Juncker certificate_of_authenticity 23 mm x 65 mm(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink alloy; the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of C. E. Juncker of Berlin;