Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive which is illegible

which is illegible

a crimped barrel hinge

retaining a glass face

most of the silver finish has been lost and some flecking is visible to the enamels

clasp damaged

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive which is illegible(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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the