Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed " and marked "BLK v

" and marked "BLK v Fl

at an angle of 70 degrees to the U-Boats track and 50 yards ahead of the swirl

integral loop ball suspension

with a small patch of nickel plating lost on the obverse

two with lugs and a pin

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Newly Listed " and marked "BLK v(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 a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked