Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold Instituted 19 March 1885 by

Instituted 19 March 1885 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III

and stamp was punched before two sides were joint

There is a small supplement section that is difficult to read

with original ribbon as worn

a RLA Sports Badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold Instituted 19 March 1885 by(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). A textbook example in silvered tombak, 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 position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 65. 06 mm (w) x 52. 55