Germany, Federal Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity namely Slavonia and Srijem

namely Slavonia and Srijem

consisting of a pair of crossed swords inside of a laurel wreath

Footnote: The Medal for International Fighters (AKA Medal From the Grateful Afghan People) was instituted on December 28

There was a distinct period of increasing Japanese intransigence

In original carton of issue

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity namely Slavonia and Srijem(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with a raised crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, unmarked, measuring 65. 53 mm (w) x 53. 34 mm (h), weighing 43. 4 grams,