Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude The optics remain fully functional

The optics remain fully functional and are adjustable in four variations

displaying a central folding crease

Insignia in silver gilt with blue and white enamels

the obverse lid with a stylized gold border and central embossed depiction of the decoration

with a square non-magnetic backing plate horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude The optics remain fully functional(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked