Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with original ribbon as worn

with original ribbon as worn

Heilingbrunner was retired in February of 1945

Instituted 19 March 1885 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III

the reverse bears the inscription ESPANA AGRADECIDA around the edges

including a Day of Handcrafters badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with original ribbon as worn(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). A textbook example in 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 position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 65. 06 mm (w) x 52. 55