Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden obverse shows elephant

obverse shows elephant

An oval shaped silvered tombac

accompanied by its period original storage card

There is no information about where he served until early 1942

struck by the United States Mint

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden obverse shows elephant(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, surrounding a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 4 badge