Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China Accompanied by a partial red

Accompanied by a partial red ribbon

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Woodstock

printed in black and yellow inks

obverse centre in Gold exhibiting the hand chiseled cypher of Pedro I in a blue enamelled surround with motto AMOR E FIDELIDADE (LOVE AND FIDELITY)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China Accompanied by a partial red(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse affixed with a post manufacture black paper liner partially concealing a period original black cotton twill backer, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.