Austria, Imperial. A Pilot/Radio Operator Badge, Karl I. C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity " Die-stamped bronze gilt tin

" Die-stamped bronze gilt tin

minor discoloration

The interior of the cap is fully lined with an olive-coloured cotton/rayon blended liner

It was awarded to officers for exceptional deeds on the battlefield

Austria, Imperial. A Pilot/Radio Operator Badge, Karl I. C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity " Die-stamped bronze gilt tin(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). A late war badge of two piece construction, consisting of a patinated 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 enamelled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro