Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold in uniform and with the

in uniform and with the Pour le Mérite and other decorations visible

crazing evident in the red enamels on the reverse

the right sleeve stamped in faded blue ink with a chattered mark but "CASPAR" is clearly defined as part of the mark

measures 150mm (w) x 125mm (l) x 22mm (d)

The document states that in the name of the Higher Commander of the Flying Technical Schools

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold in uniform and with the(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 a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and short banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,