Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Auction Archive with a stamp indicating issue

with a stamp indicating issue on “22

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "8" on the reverse

above a date of “1942” and surrounding a plane

The reverse of the frame is topped with a magnetic metal suspension ring

that he has previous military service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Auction Archive with a stamp indicating issue(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth