engraved with the interlocking initials "PL" on the upper arm and dated "18
missing its prongs and the cross on the crown)
the interior of the right is stamped with various tailor measurements
hallmarked with a goat's head above the number "3" and marked "900" (silver) on the reverse of both the badge and the support plate
with document signed at 11th
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne United Republic of engraved with the interlocking initials((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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne, ,