Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, by Carl Poellath, c. 1919 United Republic of dark patina on the edges

dark patina on the edges of the rays

Wilhelm Reinhard (20)

engraver marked "S" (Sedan) at the base of the bust

4 cm (w) x 15 cm (h)

they ran into a German roadblock

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, by Carl Poellath, c. 1919 United Republic of dark patina on the edges(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round catch, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, above a mark of SILBER, measuring 45. 63 mm (w) x 74. 21 mm (h),