Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne United Republic of and Order of the Patriotic

and Order of the Patriotic War

the reverse inscribed “Für treue Dienste im Reichsarbeitsdienst” (German - For loyal service in the National Labour Service) on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon

the interior of the right is stamped with various tailor measurements

all four lugs intact on the centrepiece

engraved with the interlocking initials "PL" on the upper arm and dated "18

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne United Republic of and Order of the Patriotic((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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne, ,