Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, by Carl Poellath, c. 1919 Auction Archive July 12th his unit began

July 12th his unit began operations to destroy RAF assets on the ground

indentation to reverse centrepiece medallion

measuring 35 mm (w) x 39

suspended from a cord as worn

the strap with three reinforced holes for length adjustment

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, by Carl Poellath, c. 1919 Auction Archive July 12th his unit began(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round catch, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, above a mark of SILBER, measuring 45. 63 mm (w) x 74. 21 mm (h),