Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, with Maker-Matched Case by C.E. Juncker Archive An oval medal constructed of

An oval medal constructed of 22kt Gold (tested)

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Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, with Maker-Matched Case by C.E. Juncker Archive An oval medal constructed of(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval oak laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a depiction of a Taube style monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, above a crescent indicating German