Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot & Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of original ribbon suspended from pinback

original ribbon suspended from pinback hanger in the shape of a ribbon banner

Footnote: The Political Prisoner's Cross 1940-1945 was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree of the Regent on November 13

in form of a bill issued to the “starving German Volk”

two eyelets on right side for ventilation

with only a very small enamel chipping to falcon and red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot & Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of original ribbon suspended from pinback(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a gilded oval oak and laurel wreath, overlaid by a silvered swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacturer by Friedrich Linden,