Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity A round silvered magnetic medal

A round silvered magnetic medal

The front is completed by a vertical row of three large silvered buttons on the right side

one of which is addressed to his mother

denoting Captain rank

entitled "European & American Arms" by Claude Blair

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity A round silvered magnetic medal(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of