Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of hallmarked on catch with boars

hallmarked on catch with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver guarantee post 1838

maker marked "RYRIE" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

1922 in England and as a young man

constructed of extremely fine quality flat and twisted silver aluminum wires spun around a thin white fabric core

” measuring 47 mm (w) x 70 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of hallmarked on catch with boars(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, around a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked