Description
measuring 110 mm (w) x 118 mm (h)
mounted on original embroidered ribbon
1888-1913)
above an inscription of “BONN-STADT 1”
the reverse with an inscription of “IN ANERKENNUNG EINER HERVORRAGENDEN LEISTUNG GEGEBEN VOM REICHSSPORTFÜHRER” (“IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY BY THE REICH SPORTS LEADER”)
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive measuring 110 mm (w) x(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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth,