Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive obverse illustrating a seated soldier

obverse illustrating a seated soldier in the foreground

and USMC Enlistee

replacement medal and ribbon without the three bronze stars

set around a white machine-embroidered rank pip

Assmann and Sohne and stamped EXTRA FEIN

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive obverse illustrating a seated soldier(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,