Germany, Imperial. A Rare Naval Sea Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size with Case, by Carl Dillenius Auction gilt wear and contact marks

gilt wear and contact marks evident

missing its suspension and reverse medallion

In gilt brass

within an open-ended oak wreath

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Naval Sea Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size with Case, by Carl Dillenius Auction gilt wear and contact marks(Abzeichen fr Marine Flugzeugfhrer auf Seeflugzeugen, Prinzengre mit Etui). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central raised German national eagle in mid flight, beneath a radiant sun and above a seascape with cliffs on the horizon, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat