Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of adjustable with a magnetic metal

adjustable with a magnetic metal buckle

1922 in England and as a young man

maker marked "RYRIE" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

hallmarked on catch with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver guarantee post 1838

the use of rouletting engraved in the same position

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of adjustable with a magnetic metal(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, around a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked