Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive a high-quality early piece in

a high-quality early piece in extremely fine condition

8 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 19

measuring 46 mm (w) x 30 mm (h)

accompanied by President Mohammed Ayub Khan of Pakistan

It measures 930 mm in length and 45 mm across the throat

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive a high-quality early piece 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a bock hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,