Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of ring maker marked "HW" (Heinrich

ring maker marked "HW" (Heinrich Weiss) flanked by the stampings "70" at the left and "36"

the obverse centre bears the coat of arms of Croatia in red and white enamel

with the obverse bearing a raised DRK-style German national eagle clutching a Geneva Cross and overlaid by a mobile swastika

Variation 1 - Circa 1945-47

still in extremely very condition

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of ring maker marked "HW" (Heinrich(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &