Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, Type 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive They picked up four survivors

They picked up four survivors and as they headed away to safety

with the outline of an Iron Cross I Class embossed on the exterior of the lid

8 mm (w) x 90 mm (h)

above wreathing in gold-coloured bullion wire

1st Class - Grade I Cross for Twenty-Five Years' Service

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, Type 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive They picked up four survivors(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and 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 the eagle in position, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 88 mm (w)