Austria, Empire. An Imperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1917 GTRexclude with the numeral “12” superimposed

with the numeral “12” superimposed on the reverse

with the production credit " 540 / Postkartenvertrieb W

as part of the First Submarine Flotilla Mediterranean Fleet at Malta "for Submarines"

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Austria, Empire. An Imperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1917 GTRexclude with the numeral “12” superimposed(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. Two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the red enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro