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Auction: 341 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1082

German States. Bavaria. WWI Air Gunner's Badge. Silver. By Karl Pöllath, Schrobenhausen. 28.18 gms. 45 x 74mm. Eagle, wings raised, atop target sight, radiant within wreath, crown above. Maker's name stamped upside down above town name and "SILBER". Vertical pinback, breather hole below the catch. Authorized January 27, 1918 by King Ludwig III immediately after Wilhelm II, King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, instituted similar badges. Very Rare. Extremely Fine.

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