Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker GTRexclude the youngest child

the youngest child

in silver and gilt tombac

labeled “Collar tab for Forstlehring/Forstschüler”

one of eleven soldiers clustered around a machine

46mm (suspension 16x20mm)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker GTRexclude the youngest child(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the