Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed 496 to Yugoslavs

496 to Yugoslavs

All those reported as "missing" included those that could not be vouched for as having been seen dead or wounded

inscribed “Im Mota Fides” (Latin - Unimpaired)

scattered silvering wear on the Civil Merit Medal

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed 496 to Yugoslavs(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,