Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, c. 1917

(Flugzeugführerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44.13 mm (w) x 67.82 mm (h), weighing 22.6 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, a field-made unofficial piece in near extremely fine condition.