Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with the throat also retaining

with the throat also retaining a functional spring catch

involved in Gas and Oil shares

and 137th Infantry Battalion "Durham Battalion" Collar Tab (in pickled copper

the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “42” for Biedermann & Co

below the crown sits a floral ornament in the form a stylized lily

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with the throat also retaining(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)