Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold 68 mm (w) x 71

68 mm (w) x 71

Medals from the communist era are extremely rare

a Canada Post Card (in handwritten black ink

Footnote: The Royal Irish Regiment

It was awarded for "A meritorious act or service which has aided the United States in the prosecution of a war against an enemy or enemies and for which an award of another United States medal or decoration is considered inappropriate"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold 68 mm (w) x 71(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked