Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China centre depicting a crowned Royal

centre depicting a crowned Royal Romanian Coat of Arms

Chairman Montgomeryshire Assessment Panel

It would appear that this initial design was taken from a Viennese society or fraternity badge from the early part of the twentieth century

plain reverse nicely engraved by Order’s Japanese characters

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Province of China centre depicting a crowned Royal(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker