Boelcke initially flew reconnaissance missions on the Western Front with his older brother
and two metal cross stitched buttons to ensure a snug fit
complete with the original RZM tag attached to it
A very scarce WWII period decoration
the reverse ordains an SA sportsbadge
Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badges certificate_of_authenticity Boelcke initially flew reconnaissance missions(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). A pair of First World War Central Powers patriotic badges, including one constructed of silvered bronze with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing teh raised profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor Franz Joseph, and Sultan Mehmed V, surrounded by the coats of Arms of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, with a 1914 Iron Cross, laurel and oak branches, and dates 1914 15, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 26 mm