the reverse with an inscription of “DER PRÄSIDENT DER REICHSMUSIK-KAMMER” (“THE PRESIDENT OF THE REICH CHAMBER OF MUSIC”) and “FÜR VERDIENSTE UM DIE FÖRDERUNG DES DEUTSCHEN CHORGESANGES UND DIE PFLEGE DES DEUTSCHEN VOLKSLIEDES” (“FOR MERIT IN THE FURTHERING OF GERMAN CHOIR SINGING AND THE CARE OF GERMAN FOLK SONGS”)
(he was) crying
Order of Military Merit (three-piece construction
the obverse depicting the Royal Cypher “GRI VI” centrally surmounted by a crown and inscribed “The Air Crew Europe Star” in capitalized lettering
Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity the reverse with an inscription(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Anstecknadel). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, affixed to a knurled pin, unmarked, measuring 20. 96 mm (w) x 32. 24 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.