Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden the exterior of the ear

the exterior of the ear pieces with a half-moon shaped leather patch covering the holes and open on the flat side

A textbook example of a NSB (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland/National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands” Black shirts sleeve patch

who meanwhile had been promoted to Rear Admiral

172 mm x 230 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden the exterior of the ear(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,