Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction large safety pin and single

large safety pin and single pin attachments on the reverse

2) Cross for Service in the War 1914/1915

the pages themselves remaining pristine and the photographs very crisp

but eventually became a more or less obligatory award for military officers after a certain number of years in service

George Washington was the first President General of the Society

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Auction large safety pin and single(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked