Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Machine-embroidered black and gold-colored threading

Machine-embroidered black and gold-colored threading

the reverse with a raised depiction of Russian and Prussian soldiers shaking hands in an encampment

John (silver gilt

but eventually became a more or less obligatory award for military officers after a certain number of years in service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Machine-embroidered black and gold-colored threading(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