Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction above a gilt banner bearing

above a gilt banner bearing a black Cyrillic inscription of “ВА Г

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and other decorations clearly visible

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction above a gilt banner bearing(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of