Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive Airborne Parachute Troops (Fallschirmtruppe) or

Airborne Parachute Troops (Fallschirmtruppe) or Ground Personnel

the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps Et Patria Carolvs Imp

1799) and replaced by the French Consulate

acknowledged as one of Germany’s most prestigious artists in porcelain

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive Airborne Parachute Troops (Fallschirmtruppe) or(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central representation of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 59 mm (w) x 51. 84 mm (h), weighing 32. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.