Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China printed in black and yellow

printed in black and yellow inks

the reverse maker marked with the logo of the Soviet Mint in Leningrad

For his China service

СТАНИСЛАВА 1Й СТЕПЕНИ” (“BADGES OF THE ORDER OF SAINT STANISLAUS I DEGREE”)

Allersheimer bought the F

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China printed in black and yellow(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse affixed with a post manufacture black paper liner partially concealing a period original black cotton twill backer, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.