Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Province of China all opening with a horizontal

all opening with a horizontal flap with a reinforced buttonhole meeting a pebbled zink button

measuring 93 (w) x 73

dark patina on the obverse and edges

an Order of the Red Eagle with Swords and Crown

surrounded by a red ring of enamels inscribed “L’Union Fait La Force” (Union Makes Strength)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Province of China all opening with a horizontal(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). A pair of Minesweeper War Badges, including: 1. A Kriegsmarine (wartime) issue badge, 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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering