Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant certificate_of_authenticity illustrating a helmeted astronaut

illustrating a helmeted astronaut

the obverse with an inscription of “GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA

the buckle bearing the RCAF eagle surmounted by the Queen's crown

his War Service Badge Certificate (moisture-resistant linen paper stock

He departed for the European Theater of Operations on July 1

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant certificate_of_authenticity illustrating a helmeted astronaut(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a widely