Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth visually-hidden an aide read his lapel

an aide read his lapel tag and announced his name

featuring Spanish maker’s mark “Castells Barcelona”

serving almost two years

constructed of multiple pieces of heavy black leather

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth visually-hidden an aide read his lapel(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, surrounding a 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, Gablonz,