Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude the eagle demonstrates loss of

the eagle demonstrates loss of its silver finish and is in a very fine condition

Accompanied by its paper pocket of issue

Ceskoslovenská vojenská pametni medaile

in 1943 (awarded silver wound badge)

Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude the eagle demonstrates loss of(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). A post war representation by Rothe, consisting of bronze gilt badge featuring a gilt bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enamelled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enamelled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms