Naval Minesweeper/Sub Chaser War Badge
Price: Sold
Description: (Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände 1940) 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, maker marked with the logo ‘RK’ of Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, Gablonz, measuring 44.45 mm (w) x 55.06 mm (h), weighing 20.5 grams, nearly all its finish remaining, extremely fine condition.
