Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, Military Division, C. 1925 certificate_of_authenticity An Early Air Gunners Badge

An Early Air Gunners Badge in Aluminum by Assmann -  (Fliegerschützenabzeichen ohne Blitzbündel) very early (1936-1937) all aluminum with lightning bolts removed

(SS-Helfer Ärmelabzeichen)

then evacuated from Port Moresby to Australia aboard the 2/1st Hospital Ship Manunda

93 mm x 102 mm

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, Military Division, C. 1925 certificate_of_authenticity An Early Air Gunners Badge(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, III Klasse). Instituted 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. (c. 1925 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the converse consisting of a double headed Austria imperial eagle clutching a sword and orb, overlaid by a blue enameled monogram of Emperor Franz I, flanked by green enameled laurel branches, the reverse overlaid by a blue enameled shield bearing an institution date of 1815, set