Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot & Radio Operator’s Badge, C.1918 Auction A battery of artillery can

A battery of artillery can be seen in the foreground discharging its cannon at the house

An Order of Saint Louis in Gold

and on October 8th of that year

with all of the original silvering worn off

Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot & Radio Operator’s Badge, C.1918 Auction A battery of artillery can(Flugzeugfhrer und Bordfunkerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a white enameled laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by Austrian and Hungarian coats of arms, topped by a monogram of Karl I, overlaid by a central eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with a missing vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 55. 57 mm (w) x 57. 86 mm (h), loss of finish evident in addition to the