Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Hold 119th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas

119th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas Battalion" Collar Badge: in pickled copper

and a code of “ RZM 36/38 ” for Overhoff & Cie

missing parts of the masts

white metal insignia and beaver icon mounted to a bronze gilt base

Military Writing

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Hold 119th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas(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