Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive with signature

with signature

Hamilton ON

the first Rear Admiral

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

the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps Et Patria Carolvs Imp

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Post-1957 Reissue Archive with signature(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.