Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude overlaid by a raised monogram

overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II

Instituted October 18th 1939

the first award of its kind and the highest award at that time

and with turquoise enamels in the center

inscribed "FÄDERNESLANDETS FÖRSVAR" above and "K

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude overlaid by a raised monogram(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the micro version of the logo of Brder