Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Archive impressed: SA 2591 H

impressed: SA 2591 H

11 mm (diameter) x 16

5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface

all unmarked and retaining their reverse butterfly-style attachment prongs

on loop for suspension from a functional spring clip

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Archive impressed: SA 2591 H(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a bock hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,