Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac mounted to a star base

mounted to a star base in bronze gilt with red and green enamels

and economic activity slowed to a standstill

5 mm (d) inclusive of its non-functioning stem

the blade's spine with ornate leafing and complemented with a light brown leather buffer pad

130 mm x 178 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac mounted to a star base(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,