Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed but it was not officially

but it was not officially adopted until September 1944 and because of this

and a Cardboard Medal Shipping Box from the Medal Claims Board in Ottawa (addressed to "Captain G

12 Years - Mounted as worn

Alsace "Our 75" Medal 1914-1915

Imperial Medal Bar with Four Awards -  mounted as originally worn German style: Anhalt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed but it was not officially(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for Rudolf Karnethon the reverse, measuring 44. 31 mm (w) x 55. 15 mm (h),