Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge Newly Listed A gilded silver Maltese cross

A gilded silver Maltese cross pattée with white enameled arms

embarking Port Tewfik

where his many musical interests led to a Canada Council Grant

1923 - July 31

Constructed of die stamped aluminum

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge Newly Listed A gilded silver Maltese cross(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered brass alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, with a raised central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 74. 58 mm (h), weighing 37. 8 grams, minor oxidation