ranging in size from 37 mm (w) x 38 mm (h) to 46 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)
surrounded enameled white and blue border in Gold depicting the motto VIRTUTI Et MÉRITO (Virtue and Merit)
chipping and loss evident in the red enamels on the third "C" and "P" of "CCCP"
along with a large hole behind the cap badge and the exposed cork support strip at the front
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed ranging in size from 37(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 65. 03 mm (w) x 53. 23 mm (h),