Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction exterior very worn

exterior very worn

with a ribbon banner above the eagle inscribed "Heim des Hitlerjugend" (Home of the Hitler Youth)

He was known for awards of rather good quality

” and a silver content mark of “800”

250 mm x 343 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction exterior very worn(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth,