Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 Archive 1879 - August 2

1879 - August 2

with most being accompanied by their respective award certificates

The Graf Zeppelin was too small and slow for the North Atlantic service

the obverse engraver marked “ІК” for an unidentified individual

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker, C. 1917 Archive 1879 - August 2(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 45. 36 mm (w)