Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Jmme Hold Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States

handwritten in black ink with other stamps and inscriptions in faded blue ink

95 mm (w) x 139 mm (h)

finely produced in silver gilt with twenty individually enamelled crests/links

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion depicting a Brandenburg crowned eagle

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Jmme Hold Canada and the United States(Luftwaffe Pilotenabzeichen). Two piece construction, constructed of a nickel silver wreath and eagle; the wreath consisting of laurel and oak leaves, tied together at the base via three ribbons, with a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge; the reverse plain, with two visible rivets; maker marked JMME on the reverse; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 65. 35 mm (w) x 52. 92 mm