Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude text throughout in both German

text throughout in both German and Yiddish

in black ink (both typed and handwritten) stamped with the official seal of the navy

a 1939 HJ sports compeition badge

with the eagle’s head below the bottom rope

First Republic

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude text throughout in both German(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered brass alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, with a raised central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 74. 58 mm (h), weighing 37. 8 grams, minor oxidation