Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction the five-pointed star base in

the five-pointed star base in silver with white enamels

period miniatures and mounting

bearing a machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire inscription of “NORDWEST” flanked by crossed swords of identical constructed

the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction the five-pointed star base in(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,