Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity with string

with string

(Ehrenkreuz für Feldgeistliche)

chipping evident in the red enamels on the crown

After five months

all mounted via their period original ribbons

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity with string(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 65. 09 mm (w) x 53. 25 mm (h), weighing 41. 2 grams, oxidation and loss of finish are evident through, with