Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Buy Now believed to be a world

believed to be a world record for the time

(Luftschutz Gürtelschnalle)

surrounding a central depiction of a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves

130 mm x 157 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Buy Now believed to be a world(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,