Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Observers And Balloon-Pilots, By Rare Maker Bsw, C.1918 Buy Now and is in overall fine

and is in overall fine condition

this medal was awarded by the regime

a sixteen point silver star

the lid bearing a silvered number “8” within a cogwheel

a second annulus placed on the centre of the maple leaf is inscribed “Belgium”

Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Observers And Balloon-Pilots, By Rare Maker Bsw, C.1918 Buy Now and is in overall fine(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. A badge by a rare maker, two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enamelled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enamelled shield featuring the black enamelled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro Hungarian