Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude most of the bronze finish

most of the bronze finish has been lost and the catch is missing

overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II

it states that he was awarded the bar to the Military Medal on August 27 1919 as a member of the 43rd Battalion

and with turquoise enamels in the center

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude most of the bronze finish(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the micro version of the logo of Brder