Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 Archive 1879 - August 2

1879 - August 2

Fittings on the crossguards are nickel plated

the son of William Henry Turner of Leicestershire

with most being accompanied by their respective award certificates

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 Archive 1879 - August 2(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)