Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Auction marked with the mint mark

marked with the mint mark Z

(Abzeichen für die Reichsnährstand “Blut und Boden” Ausstellung in Leipzig)

the cross demonstrating a striking patina

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Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Auction marked with the mint mark(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a low set crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of variant documented in Aircrew Badges and Honor Prizes