Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker

(Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände). 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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variation credited to C.E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 44.00 mm (w) x 54.73 mm (h), weighing 24.3 grams, demonstrating loss of finish throughout the base metal and some bending of the pinback, in very fine condition.