Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge GTRexclude Instituted 20 February 1915 by

Instituted 20 February 1915 by Duke Ernst II

bordered with “LOVCENS-STIFTUNG DES KUK MILITAR GENERAL GOVERNMENT IN MONTENEGRO”

Footnote: Unterseebootsabwehrschule despite being named as an anti-submarine warfare school was actually an establishment for secretly training new U-boat crews before Germany began openly re-arming

was awarded the Marine Corps Yangtze Service Medal and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge GTRexclude Instituted 20 February 1915 byIn gilt, silvering, and fine zinc, unmarked; period repaired pinback; measuring 60 mm x 44 mm; most of the gilt and silver wash has worn off due to age and wear, otherwise fine condition.