Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of awarded to Croatian Officer's and

awarded to Croatian Officer's and men who served on Russian Front

the reverse stamped with an Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands) studio mark and a date of “14 JAN 1941”

dated 1935

measuring 75 mm (w) x 58 mm (l) x 25 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of awarded to Croatian Officer's and(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker