Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge Hold There are 105 mm (w)

There are 105 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) reinforcing patches stitched in place at the upper left and right of the flag on the back

reverse is plain

raised platform with recessed medal bed in cherry red felt

It bears protective reinforced leather bands

While employed in street fighting from Avesnes through the outskirts of Mons

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge Hold There are 105 mm (w)(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered brass alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, with a raised central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 74. 58 mm (h), weighing 37. 8 grams, minor oxidation