Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Hold 8 mm x 11 mm

8 mm x 11 mm x 82 mm in length

1st Canadian Command Depot

Accompanied by copies of his Service Records and Recommendation Letter for the Efficiency Medal

the obverse designer marked “K

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn Hold 8 mm x 11 mm(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