Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot & Radio Operator’s Badge, C.1918 Auction and a rusty but intact

and a rusty but intact staple at the top left

with all of the original silvering worn off

A battery of artillery can be seen in the foreground discharging its cannon at the house

68 mm x 49

the French War Cross

Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot & Radio Operator’s Badge, C.1918 Auction and a rusty but intact(Flugzeugfhrer und Bordfunkerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a white enameled laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by Austrian and Hungarian coats of arms, topped by a monogram of Karl I, overlaid by a central eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with a missing vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 55. 57 mm (w) x 57. 86 mm (h), loss of finish evident in addition to the