Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the reverse in white enamel

the reverse in white enamel features the crowned CE monogram (Carl Edzard)

A visually beautiful award with very fine quality massive enameled surfaces

Photos are in excellent condition

followed by a posting ashore at the end of the year to HMS Cormorant at the Naval Base in Gibraltar "For General Staff Duties" on November 24

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the reverse in white enamel(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,