Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction and an overall body length

and an overall body length of 60 cm

So wrote Pte

the ribbon displaying fraying and loss of colour from age and wear

obverse centre presenting Royal cypher of Muhammad VI al-Habib on green enamel background

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction and an overall body length(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,