Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse depicting the leftward

the obverse depicting the leftward facing effigy of King George VI

vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

The 23rd of August Distinction Medal was instituted by the Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (Federation of Cuban Women) to commemorate its founding on 23 August 1960 and is bestowed upon women for outstanding service to the revolution and social development

while a functional catch situated within locks onto the blade’s clip

but with features of maker Carl Dilenius

Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse depicting the leftwardA rare stylized diving eagle in gilt, resting on a gilt Slovakian emblem, the Apostolic Cross on the Upper Lands, surrounded by a silver wreath of linden leaves, reverse with a replacement vertical pin, numbered 224 on the center, measuring 61. 4 mm (w) x 50. 8 mm (h), light contact, loss of gilt to eagle, a rare piece in very fine condition.