Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin visually-hidden on a loop for a

on a loop for a suspension from its small ribbon

dark toned

Footnote: William Richard "Bill" Tew was born on on April 19

98 mm (w) x 548

and Red Cross Badge (in bronze gilt with red enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Refurbished Example, by Schwerin visually-hidden on a loop for a(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker