Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge Commemorative Cigarette Case Newly Listed an alternative material was needed

an alternative material was needed for the manufacture of cap badges

in a wide range of colors and fabrics

The blade is plain with the exception of a maker’s mark near the reverse ricasso reading “E

" and marked "STER

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge Commemorative Cigarette Case Newly Listed an alternative material was needed(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Zigarettenetui). A well preserved Prussian Pilots Badge commemorative cigarette case, constructed of a two piece nickel silver shell, the obverse featuring a raised depiction of the award, consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the interior featuring two gold bullion wire