Austria, Second Republic. An Air Gunner Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz certificate_of_authenticity Nearly very fine

Nearly very fine

the author of “The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”

with black cotton backers

16 mm (h - inclusive of integral ball)

with patinated core

Austria, Second Republic. An Air Gunner Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz certificate_of_authenticity Nearly very fine(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a white enameled shield bearing a gilt insignia, overlaid by a central Austrian national eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F.