Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China vertical 20 mm web keepers

vertical 20 mm web keepers and olive-drab painted aluminum catch

the right end with a design incorporating the top half of the Royal Army Air Service Pilot Badge

His work also directly influenced William and Elizebeth Friedman

(Un-named) very fine

the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China vertical 20 mm web keepers(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, surrounding 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