Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed constructed of grained wooden base

constructed of grained wooden base

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "2388583"

by Virtue of the Power vested in me

Includes: tunic and breeches

primarily a home defence organization for Western Canada

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed constructed of grained wooden base(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted March 26th, 1936. A textbook example of a Pilots badge by this maker, constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak wreath joined together at the base by a ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a raised short barrel hinge, round wire vertical pinback, and a rightward opening