Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Province of China to the 87th Infantry Battalion

to the 87th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Grenadiers Guards" for service in the French theatre

signed by Captain S

measuring 76 mm (w) x 25 mm (l)

and bordered by a richly detailed floral design

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Province of China to the 87th Infantry Battalion(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 central stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked