its original hanger with screwback replaced by a ribbon
3 mm (w) x 58 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension
complemented by four colour plates: two at the front of the book (Charge of the Ninth Hussars
all published in New York by the American Numismatic Society
the snuff box measuring 79
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant IV, by Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of its original hanger with screwback(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted August 31st, 1940. (Variant IV mid to late war manufacture) Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with an oval oak wreath and a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle with open wings clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge on top of a small plate, a horizontal banjo style pinback, and