Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 United Republic of the rules of the order

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the clasp(s) awarded

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marked "925" silver on the reverse

reverse engraved "ELLEN J

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 United Republic of the rules of the order(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 45. 36 mm (w)