Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold early fine quality with ball

early fine quality with ball hinge

with a paper ribbon inscribed "Five City Concert / Troy

flanked on each side by silvered bronze loops holding in place braided red cords completing in tassles

also accompanied by its presentation case

secured in place using two rivets (one previously replaced)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold early fine quality with ball(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked