Item #G28228
A rare and sought after badge in die-stamped gilded brass, with a plate over the reverse, weighing 27.8 grams, type with larger Imperial crown, non-maker marked but the type manufactured by Godet & Sohn, Berlin, marked with a star-shaped stamp for base metal on the pin, measuring 46.5 mm x 74 mm, vertical pinback, near mint.
Footnote: This badge is published example and is found on page 413 of Aircrew and Honor Prizes of the Flying Troops from 1913 to 1920 by Carsten Baldes.