Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while functional

while functional

the two tags joined together via rope)

pin and rivets in tombac

the exterior bearing a central white cotton disc measuring 92 mm in diameter

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while functional(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 37 mm (w) x