Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Newly Listed Instituted on 16 February 1876

Instituted on 16 February 1876

Heinrich von Pittel was immediately drawn to the military

measuring 95 mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

First time on the market

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Newly Listed Instituted on 16 February 1876(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 24. 54 mm (w) x 38. 56 mm (h), weighing 3. 7 grams, with some tarnishing and