Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Side, By Paul Meybauer GTRexclude reverse bears monogram of King

reverse bears monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III

1916 will be a “Day of Sacrifice” (Opfertag) for the German Fleet

a very fine example having an engraved quill back edge

Constructed of a strip of olive green cotton blended fabric

the bottom with engraved names of “MICKWITZ

Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Side, By Paul Meybauer GTRexclude reverse bears monogram of King(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath tied together at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, with a raised central monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a silver content number of 800 and logo of maker Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 32. 07 mm (w) x 54. 30 mm (h), weighing 14. 2 grams, in near extremely fine