Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity 1914 he was promoted to

1914 he was promoted to Senior Lieutenant

The Battalion left Canada June 19

the reverse stamped with an issue number of “5891”

the obverse bearing a raised black enameled DRK-style German national eagle

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rufol Karneth & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity 1914 he was promoted to(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