German, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot Badge, "Prinzen" Size, C.1917 Archive died from illness

died from illness

as is visible from the worn heels

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the 7th Machine Gun Company

The badge (66x36 mm) was made of silvered bronze and had a horizontal pin and catch on its reverse

German, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot Badge, "Prinzen" Size, C.1917 Archive died from illness(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). A prinzen sized badge, constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a finely detailed oval laurel and oak wreath tied together at the bottom by a bowtie style ribbon, the obverse with a central monoplane flying over a rural landscape, topped by a German State Crown, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, measuring 30. 55 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 21. 7 grams, circa 1917, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: This badge