Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction Archive topped by a gilded bronze

topped by a gilded bronze mobile swastika with a dimpled texture throughout both the obverse and reverse of the arms

small enamel restoration at the bottom of the badge

89 mm x 119 mm

measuring 552

which had been closed since 1914

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction Archive topped by a gilded bronze(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and 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 & Bolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 58 mm