Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Hold During the assault on Saipan

During the assault on Saipan

Unsolicited donations from the public poured in: enough had been received within 24 hours to rebuild the airship

impressed "142455" on the reverse

no actual detail was visible to assess

Given at the Office of Ordnance under my Hand and Seal this Sixth Day of April 1805 in the Forty Fifth Year of His Majesty's Reign

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Hold During the assault on Saipan(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