Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Instituted in 1881 (multi-piece construction

Instituted in 1881 (multi-piece construction

It was published in 1980 by Peerage Books of London

surrounding two bands of dark brown threaded piping

According to its charter

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Instituted in 1881 (multi-piece construction(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilt, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,