It is bound with stiff cardstock covers with a dark blue faux leather exterior
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the obverse depicting the Royal Cypher “GRI VI” centrally surmounted by a crown and inscribed “The Air Crew Europe Star” in capitalized lettering
slight enamel chipping to enamels
Order of Military Merit (three-piece construction
Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity It is bound with stiff(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Anstecknadel). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, affixed to a knurled pin, unmarked, measuring 20. 96 mm (w) x 32. 24 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.