Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of PLUSKIEWITZ

PLUSKIEWITZ

consisting of an eight point star base

which converted Germany into a highly centralized state

six of which were combat missions

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Sohn Republic of PLUSKIEWITZ(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 &