Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed A 1932 Kyffhäuser 4

A 1932 Kyffhäuser 4

the obverse illustrating a rightward facing kneeling woman offering a gold necklace

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in turn ringed by a green enameled laurel wreath

vertical straight rectangular pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed A 1932 Kyffhäuser 4(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 50 mm (w) x