Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 4b, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden In hollow stainless steel

In hollow stainless steel

the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of male and female figures kneeling on top of a rock formation set against a coastal background

silver framed crosses were private purchase and are scarce

at the age of 71 and is buried in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery

Royal Canadian Artillery from 1946 to 1955

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 4b, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden In hollow stainless steel(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of a gilded oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 64. 48 mm (w) x 53. 16 mm (h) (inclusive of