Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity the pump handle broke

the pump handle broke

surmounted by a Tudor crown in silver gilt

and modest of aging

For several years

scattered fraying in the bullion wire exposing the white threading support in various locations

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity the pump handle broke(Piloten Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of an open ended oval oak wreath, with an eagle at the bottom of the badge clutching a propeller, with the top of the wreath decorated by the coat of arms of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Superimposed onto the badge is a banner that is inscribed K. u. K. LUFTFAHRTENTRUPPE, with a vertical pinback, measuring 31. 87 mm (w) x 42. 78 mm (h), in overall good condition.