Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Hold An artisan's son

An artisan's son

1939-1961 Issue

The Order was re-established as the National Order of the Southern Cross (Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul) on December 5

Pinned onto the peak of the shako is an insignia consisting of a silvered bronze starburst pattern

Navigator’s

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Hold An artisan's son(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,