Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold 1809 and was at Portsmouth

1809 and was at Portsmouth on February 20th

Each strap descends from an aluminum loop

constructed of a polished and silvered bronze alloy

Niemann’s catalogue #3)

The blade is a fine example

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold 1809 and was at Portsmouth(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown (indicating Prussian issue), surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge emanating from a depression forming the body of the obverse crown, with a tapering narrow vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker