Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity unmarked but of typical IKOM

unmarked but of typical IKOM

The black finished leather washer at the crossguard junction remains intact

with the passing of the Representation of the People Act

measuring 40 mm  x 30 mm

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

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity unmarked but of typical IKOM(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