Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Newly Listed Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)

Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)

First time on the market

and a enamelled insignia that is free of chips with single hairline crack

Heinrich von Pittel was immediately drawn to the military

and by Lieutenant Clark of 5 Platoon

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Newly Listed Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 24. 54 mm (w) x 38. 56 mm (h), weighing 3. 7 grams, with some tarnishing and