Germany, Federal Republic. An Aircraft Destruction Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Prior to the establishment

Footnote: Prior to the establishment of the Order of the Star of Romania in 1877

During an attack on enemy tranches

Original wooden handle with moderate contact marks fitting perfectly to the upper and lower crossguards

The document is dated to Oppeln (modern day Opole in southern Poland) on June 6

with a leather tab with seven sets of vertically oriented double holes for adjustment

Germany, Federal Republic. An Aircraft Destruction Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Prior to the establishment(Tieffligervernichtungsabzeichen). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting a fighter aircraft pinned with dual reverse attachment prongs to a ribbon constructed of silver aluminum wire with dual black bands, with a field grey wool reverse lining, the aircraft measuring 19. 71 mm (w) x 20. 75 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.