Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive The interior of the paint

The interior of the paint is equally well preserved

" and was signed off as such at Prior Park

Bene Merenti”

gold hallmark

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive The interior of the paint(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly