Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Plaque in silvered aluminum

Plaque in silvered aluminum

with an oval border or oak leaves

who became eligible for this award in 1919

reinforced stitching along the edges

42 m m (w) x 37

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Plaque in silvered aluminum(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 place, with a raised and narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid,