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 one that had been around

one that had been around for centuries

After one week at Boulogne

the obverse bearing a central silvered NSFK insignia

Senior Lieutenant of a Fighter Wing”

vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

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 one that had been aroundA 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.