United Kingdom. A Mine Clearance Service Badge, c.1919 Province of China two Veteran's Guard of Canada

two Veteran's Guard of Canada

the depressed backgrounds of the blade decorations retain period-original bluing

with marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M4/27" (Overhoff & Cie

flanked on each side by enameled NSDAP-style flags

United Kingdom. A Mine Clearance Service Badge, c.1919 Province of China two Veteran's Guard of CanadaIn white metal, featuring a moored mine encircled by a wreath, topped with a Kings Crown, and bearing the inscription MINE CLEARANCE SERVICE at the base, the reverse is voided with both lugs intact, measures 56 mm (w) x 82. 4 mm (h), worn on a strip of dark blue cloth, no seams on the obverse, light wear and corrosion on the reverse, in very fine condition. Footnote: At the end of the First World War, the Admiralty appointed an International Mine