Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte United Republic of Helena: Breast Star

Helena: Breast Star

Four of the pearls are arranged in the center in the shape of a flower

seven bearing the Slovakian coat-of-arms amid a cluster of linden leaves: three in bronze gilt

with a central Heer-style German national eagle clutching a crossed bayonet and stick grenade

measuring 240 mm (w) x 140 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte United Republic of Helena: Breast Star(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 in place the obverse eagle, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 64 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h),