Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, with Case, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden on loan to the Royal

on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy

post-1939 version Reichsleiter bumper plate

reverse centre with a superposed gilded cypher of Carlos I

surrounded by a ring of blue enamel with gilt inscription of “DEN 18

Type III (1890-1911): Two-piece construction

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, with Case, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden on loan to the Royal(Zivil Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a central mobile swastika flanked by a pair of blue enameled wings with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 80. 35 mm (w) x 14. 75 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, accompanied by its original