Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude The first group of forty-five

The first group of forty-five were “made in a slight way” (measuring 31mm) costing $17 dollars each

with a star on the award itself

felt patches sewn in place on the reverse of each and visible from the front through the voided area on the brown cotton of the armband

with the obverse ricasso bearing a maker’s mark of “WLASZOVITS

an Eastern Campaign Medal

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude The first group of forty-five(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, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, unmarked, measuring 45. 81 mm (w) x 71. 02 mm (h), weighing 10. 2 grams, all of the reverse attachment hardware is missing and minor loss of silver finish is visible to the base metal, in