Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps

the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps Et Patria Carolvs Imp

Hamilton ON

Airborne Parachute Troops (Fallschirmtruppe) or Ground Personnel

One Worker’s ID

Published by “Dehmigte & Riemschneider Neuruppin”

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central representation of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 59 mm (w) x 51. 84 mm (h), weighing 32. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.