Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive with the leaves and berries

with the leaves and berries executed in eight diamond chips and ten green gems

in overall as-found condition

In his evaluation of Gutten

British War and Victory Medal with Oakleaves (LT

ultimately serving as State Secretary

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive with the leaves and berries(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,