Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Republic of interior fabric hinge and exterior

interior fabric hinge and exterior metal hinge fully functional

obverse with raised bust of Tsar Alexander circumscribed by name and title

who was part of the Staff of the 33rd Reserve Division

black cotton reinforcing backer

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Republic of interior fabric hinge and exterior(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna,