Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 United Republic of reverse engraved "ELLEN J

reverse engraved "ELLEN J

(1913-1918 issue)

IN RECOGNITION”)

1889 and was presented as a Royal household award on foreign visits

(Waffen-SS Gürtelschnalle für Mannschaften/Unteroffiziere)

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 United Republic of reverse engraved "ELLEN J(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)