Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Owner-Attributed GTRexclude August 1918

August 1918

fighting a hydra (multi-headed serpent from Greek mythology)

reverse illustrating a plaque inscribed with the dedicators' names "PRESIDENTE DE LA NACION Dr

an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label is stitched to the cap underneath the sweatband

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 28879 of Tuesday

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Owner-Attributed GTRexclude August 1918(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an engraved owners name of WILLI REIBER, 14. 2. 17, measuring 45. 16 mm (w) x 70. 24 mm (h),