Austria-Hungary. An Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops Pilot Badge, c.1917 certificate_of_authenticity Colonel on August 14

Colonel on August 14

holes drilled on either side near the lower tips of the maple leaf

sculptor/maker-marked “P

41 mm x 43 mm

Irene Elsie Little

Austria-Hungary. An Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops Pilot Badge, c.1917 certificate_of_authenticity Colonel on August 14(Luftfahrtruppe Abzeichen). Pilots Graduation Badge. Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together by duals coats of arms of the Kingdoms of Austria and Hungary, topped by an imperial eagle clutching a banner bearing an inscription of KUK LUFTFAHRTRUPPE, with a central pilot wearing a flight cap and goggles, the reverse with a period replacement retaining pin, unmarked, measuring 58. 89 mm (w) x 63. 35 mm