Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of location identified

location identified

the reverse retaining a period depot label

demonstrating some flecking and a fine crack to the enamels

A Grand Cross Star

with some tarnishing and loss of finish evident

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of location identified(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a low set crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of variant documented in Aircrew Badges and Honor Prizes