Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Förster & Barth Newly Listed 5 mm (w) x 10

5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar with one bronze star)

Group Two: Defence Medal

with loss of finish throughout the decoration

hallmarked and maker marked "IKOM" on the reverse of the eight-pointed star base

bent catch

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Förster & Barth Newly Listed 5 mm (w) x 10(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 an exploding sea mine, the revere with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of