Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Archive maker marked RICHARD SIEPER &

maker marked RICHARD SIEPER & SÖHNE

the obverse  the obverse with a circular oak leaf wreath joining the inner quadrants

inscribed "Zweidornschnalle nach Borschrift der Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP" marked "B" and numbered "No 431898"

1939 to September 6

each held in place by dual side rivets

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Archive maker marked RICHARD SIEPER &(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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback, bearing a hand etched owners surname of BECKER, otherwise unmarked but