Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Auction Archive inscribed in in Latin "LEO

inscribed in in Latin "LEO XIII" to the left and "PONT MAX" to the right

reverse maker marked "Hoffmann

Unmarked dagger

and scarce

Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Auction Archive inscribed in in Latin "LEO(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44. 13 mm (w) x 67. 82 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, a field made unofficial piece in near