Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China This trademark is rarely seen

This trademark is rarely seen and is desirable among collectors

The inside of the covers were once decorated with red felt

the background with seven people standing in front of a tent

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China This trademark is rarely seen(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback, bearing a hand etched owners surname of BECKER, otherwise unmarked but