Germany, Imperial. A Scarce Naval Sea Pilot’s Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive "A" Battery

"A" Battery

a very scarce decoration

the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath

clockwise from the top left: "D-DAY

only ""Knights"" (Chevaliers) were thus decorated

Germany, Imperial. A Scarce Naval Sea Pilot’s Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive "A" Battery(Seeflugfhrerabzeichen). In bronze gilt, the obverse with a central eagle in mid flight, underneath a radiant sun, on top of a seascape, within an oval oak and laurel leaf wreath, tied at the bottom with a bow and topped by a German State Crown, the reverse plain with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46. 63 mm (w) x 71. 86 mm (h), weighing 56. 4 grams, worn, very fine.