flanked on each side by a dark grey threaded band interspersed with silver aluminum wire
with approximately 35% of the original gilding remaining on the reverse
The proficiency badge was awarded to voluntary military personnel
An interesting trench art U-Boat model constructed by a German prisoner of war (POW) in Allied custody
Women's Relief Corps National Aid Medal (red bronze
Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Air Force Pilot’s Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic flanked on each side by(Znachka na pilota). Instituted in 1921. (1930s issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a large eagle with open wings topped by a Hungarian Royal Crown and a superimposed B, the reverse offers a horizontal pin, maker mark on base denoting a crowned AB, measuring approximately 61. 2 mm (w) x 27. 2 mm (l), weighing 9. 33 grams, notable gilt wear, pin clasp slightly closed, very fine. Footnote: This first pattern, pre Third Reich pilot