Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity The black finished leather washer

The black finished leather washer at the crossguard junction remains intact

leather chin strap remains relatively supple

presenting a silver gilt seven-point white enamelled star with sheaves of wheat in each quadrant

measuring 40 mm  x 30 mm

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity The black finished leather washer(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Knigreich Bayern). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian state crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN (using the firms Type 4 design as examined