Description
one of the Pilot badges with dual push pins
The belt catch has gilded wash finish
and measures 208 mm (w) x 146 mm (l)
A first class set consisting of impressive four-pointed yellow and white enameled Ray Cross in silver gilt
the obverse bears the number “XXII” on a pebbled background encompassed by an oak leaf wreath with ribbons throughout
Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, IV Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann Newly Listed one of the Pilot badges(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with a crossed sword clasp, the twelve oclock arm topped by a fan