Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED

surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE V

measuring 22 mm (w) x 21 mm (h)

1942 and signed in black ink by a Colonel

serving a total of 48 years leading both the BOI and the FBI under eight Presidents

overlaid by a central U-Boat superimposed over a hollow void the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED(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, surrounding a depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,