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Dresden - Silvered die-stamped bronze

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Germany. A German Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge Auction a Pair of UA second war German Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde; oval in gilt and silvered tombac; the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, but missing its catch with period thin copper wires spun around the catch; an unmarked example; measuring 43. 58