Prussia, State. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1918 United Republic of featuring adjustment buckles on either

featuring adjustment buckles on either side of the cap

maker marked RS

Of the highest quality and condition

soiling evident on the lid

a year later the Graf made a special two-day round trip flight from Friedrichshafen to Moscow on September 9–10

Prussia, State. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1918 United Republic of featuring adjustment buckles on either(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered iron (magnetic); the obverse with a standard pilots badge motive within a wreath, with laurel leaves towards the left side of the wreath, and oak leaves towards the right side of the wreath, separated by a bow on the bottom of the wreath, ordained by the Prussian crown at the top; the reverse hallow, with a vertical needle pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 45. 68 mm (w) x