Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth Archive This is the definitive work

This is the definitive work on the Order of the German Cross

56 mm x 44

suspended from its yellow ribbon with red centre stripe and complete with its ribbon bar

Additional zippers are set into the ankles for the accommodation of footwear

The arms of the cross are joined by blue and white diamond shields with Gold edges and finials

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth Archive This is the definitive work(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,