Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction scratching of the enameled handle

scratching of the enameled handle insignia

1898 in Edinburgh

demonstrating evidence of postwar assembly and replacement

Type III (1921-1941) Silver gilt and enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction scratching of the enameled handle(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