Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity featuring a handwritten signature of

featuring a handwritten signature of Vizeadmiral Günther Krause

Afrikakorps (Atglen

Bronze gilt crossed bronze swords surmounted by a crown insignia

The Air Force’s variant of the medal was established in 1963

on the authority of the Deputy Director of Medical Services

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity featuring a handwritten signature of(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 stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, topped by