Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold blue and white embroidery

blue and white embroidery

the reverse centre presents the maker mark for WERNSTEIN JENA

Niemann’s catalogue #3)

the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

The blade is a fine example

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold blue and white embroidery(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown (indicating Prussian issue), surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge emanating from a depression forming the body of the obverse crown, with a tapering narrow vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker