Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 28 mm (w) x 27

28 mm (w) x 27

Footnote: The Order of Police Merit was instituted in 1945

with Ellet being transferred to the 58th Infantry Battalion in the field

Dirt visible in the recessed areas on the ships

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 28 mm (w) x 27(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,