Austria, Ii Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, Rothe Manufacture C.1970 Buy Now the reverse bears a number

the reverse bears a number of illegible hand-etched inscriptions

looking over its left shoulder with tail extended

a Kriegsmarine summer tunic breast eagle

paint chipping and wear evident on the black painted body from very active use

Austria, Ii Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, Rothe Manufacture C.1970 Buy Now the reverse bears a number(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by an enameled monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph, topped by a royal crown, overlaid by an Austrian style imperial eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a rounded