Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction Archive Each shoulder has a board

Each shoulder has a board constructed of cardboard-reinforced light green wool bearing two rows of twisted silver aluminum bullion wire

the reverse is plain and marked “R

5 mm (w) x 33 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

SOUVAL WIEN VII" on the inside lid

Established by executive order on November 13

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction Archive Each shoulder has a board(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. Two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro