Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Constructed of silver-painted bakelite

Constructed of silver-painted bakelite

Two Toronto Active Service Canteen Volunteer Worker Badges: in die-stamped brass with red enamels

early fine quality with ball hinge

secured in place using two rivets (one previously replaced)

the photograph also featured on the back cover

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Constructed of silver-painted bakelite(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