Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Hold the badge demonstrates trace amounts

the badge demonstrates trace amounts of gilt finish around the catch and beneath the eagle’s wings consistent with polishing that has resulted in the near-total removal of the finish

caused the sword to twist in the hand

A photograph with a handwritten reverse inscription of “DIE BEDIENUNG EINES FLAK-GESCHÜTZEN IN FLIEGERDECKUNG (“THE OPERATORS OF A FLAK GUN TAKING COVER”0

72mm x 73mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Hold the badge demonstrates trace amounts(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). A pair of Minesweeper War Badges, including: 1. A Kriegsmarine (wartime) issue badge, constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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