Germany, Luftwaffe. A Presentation Case for a Pilot’s Badge Province of China Collar badge in silver gilt

Collar badge in silver gilt with blue and white enamels

surrounded by a ring presented as a belt with the inscription FORTITER PRO PATRIA (Strongly for country)

Commander of the 7th West Prussian Infantry Regiment 155

with obverse depicting a bust of an early Spanish soldier beside the Latin inscription PALAFOX LAUDEMUS VIROS GLORIOSUS

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Presentation Case for a Pilot’s Badge Province of China Collar badge in silver gilt(Etui fr Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a wooden frame with a faux dark blue leather liner executed in a brick pattern, the lid bearing a gilt inscription of LUFTWAFFEN=FLUGZEUGFHRER=ABZEICHEN in Fraktur script, the interior a padded dark blue rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a slotted dark blue velvet medal bed, closing with a functional magnetic metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked but demonstrating the