Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1925 GTRexclude hand chiseled rays in each

hand chiseled rays in each quadrant

Between the two pockets on the left side is a die-stamped tombac Black Grade Wound Badge

measuring 23 cm (w) x 24 cm (l) x 15 cm (h)

with obverse centre featuring a large dark blue enameled Salomonic Cross on a light blue enameled base

He spent many of his adolescent summers in Fonthill

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1925 GTRexclude hand chiseled rays in each(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Bavarian crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 46. 13 mm (w) x 73. 78 mm (h), weighing 11. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.