Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac followed by numerous images of

followed by numerous images of him in aviation gear and posing alongside other pilots with a variety of German aircraft throughout 1917

The document is signed by him in black ink

at the base of the badge are two leaf motifs

At the age of 34

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac followed by numerous images of(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,