Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity marked on the reverse hook

marked on the reverse hook with the number 3

one of the pins is marked “GES GESCH”

dated August 13

measuring 103 mm (w) x 18 mm (h))

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity marked on the reverse hook(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the