Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden 47 mm x 98 mm

47 mm x 98 mm

on April 9

near very fine condition with two folding creases

In silvered stamped brass with brass face plate affixed by rivets

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden 47 mm x 98 mm(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna,