Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac loop marked "800 65"

loop marked "800 65"

The belt and shoulder strap exhibit light soiling on their red rayon undersides

1906 until his death in 1912

fairly well nourished

maker marked in Chinese on the reverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac loop marked "800 65"(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, surrounding a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 4 badge