Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden and an envelope inscribed in

and an envelope inscribed in French handwritten black ink "Russia / St

the obverse trimmed along both the top and bottom edges by machine-embroidered silver-grey tresses

the scabbard measuring 450 mm in length

the reverse with a broad cast hinge and catch that are joined together via a vertical pinback

Dresden - In silvered tombac

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden and an envelope inscribed in(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,