Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Medal is struck in solid

Medal is struck in solid silver

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on a cobalt blue wool base sewn in place towards the front

Medals from the communist era are extremely rare

It was awarded for "A meritorious act or service which has aided the United States in the prosecution of a war against an enemy or enemies and for which an award of another United States medal or decoration is considered inappropriate"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Medal is struck in solid(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked