Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin, c. 1941 United Republic of Upon arrival in Nagasaki

Upon arrival in Nagasaki

with two screws holding the throat firmly in place

An Order of Academic Palms

embarking Canada on July 12th

48 mm x 67 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin, c. 1941 United Republic of Upon arrival in Nagasaki(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted August 31st, 1940. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombac, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath joined together at the base by a 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, vertical banjo style pinback, and flat wire catch, designer marked Otto Placzek,