Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude marked "GRACO-GI" on the pinback)

marked "GRACO-GI" on the pinback)

5 mm x 96 mm x 10 mm

if considered necessary

measuring 72 mm (w) x 43 mm (h))

but the tunic demonstrates no notable damage or condition issues

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude marked "GRACO-GI" on the pinback)(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 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 & Shne,