Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Square Punch Marked, With Recipient Photo Auction which transitions into a stylized

which transitions into a stylized rounded pommel

Oberst (Colonel) Johann de Boer (1897–1986)

one of which is missing its catch

Franz Joseph I Commemorative Badge (bronze

After nine weeks at King George Hospital

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Square Punch Marked, With Recipient Photo Auction which transitions into a stylized(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Foto). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom with a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a low set barrel hinge and wide pinback, the latter stamped with the classic square punch mark for an unidentified but widely documented manufacturer,