Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge visually-hidden (Verdienstkreuz in Gold)

(Verdienstkreuz in Gold)

Dolphin and assigned to H

affixed to a field-grey wool backer with all four attachment prongs intact

as well as a cotton strap to hold the knife in place

issued by the Ministry of the Interior

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge visually-hidden (Verdienstkreuz in Gold)(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and overhanging catch, unmarked but demonstrating the