Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Förster & Barth Newly Listed hallmarked and maker marked "IKOM"

hallmarked and maker marked "IKOM" on the reverse of the eight-pointed star base

with loss of finish throughout the decoration

suspended from a bronze gilt hanger with pinback

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Lorenz Lindelöf

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Förster & Barth Newly Listed hallmarked and maker marked "IKOM"(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, around a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the revere with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of