Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn GTRexclude accompanied by its 36 mm

accompanied by its 36 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar with three bronze stars)

maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND Paris" on the inside lid)

responsible for security sevice in the North Sea then Holland

marked “CEJ 900” (for maker Juncker

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn GTRexclude accompanied by its 36 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