Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac two Colonel's Insignias (silver bullion

two Colonel's Insignias (silver bullion wire on olive green cotton

and Georg Thiele sinking

then discharged on February 14th

55 mm (w) x 10

white stitching on the top and bottom trim

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac two Colonel's Insignias (silver bullion(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, an unmarked example but displaying the