Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien

circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien kameradschaftsbund” (Austrian Land Association Vienna Association)

twenty-one with a screwback

(Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Kaukasuseinsätze Erinnerungsabzeichen)

extremely fine condition with minor scratches

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, an unmarked example but displaying the