Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the reverse in white enamel

the reverse in white enamel features the crowned CE monogram (Carl Edzard)

(Decoration du Lys)

to keep ever in mind the events connected with this most celebrated episode in the annals of the English race

it bombarded the harbour of the city of Almería

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the reverse in white enamel(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,