Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction numbered "1417" on the reverse

numbered "1417" on the reverse

trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with silver aluminum wire

According to documents

Instituted 1 November 1705 by Augustus II

1839 in Berwick

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction numbered "1417" on the reverse(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing in place the obverse eagle, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 64 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h),