Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of the use of rouletting engraved

the use of rouletting engraved in the same position

hallmarked on catch with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver guarantee post 1838

due to hardening of the lens of the eye causing the eye to focus light behind

maker marked "RYRIE" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

Footnote: this was highest Military award of Imperial Austria

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of the use of rouletting engraved(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, around a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked