Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 Buy Now both closed with scalloped horizontal

both closed with scalloped horizontal flaps perforated with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled zink buttons

(Orden Carlos Manuel de Cespedes)

The left arm bears several cloth insignia

while our loss was insignificant

first published in the United States by John Wiley & Sons

Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 Buy Now both closed with scalloped horizontalA rare stylized diving eagle in gilt, resting on a gilt Slovakian emblem, the Apostolic Cross on the Upper Lands, surrounded by a silver wreath of linden leaves, reverse with a replacement vertical pin, numbered 224 on the center, measuring 61. 4 mm (w) x 50. 8 mm (h), light contact, loss of gilt to eagle, a rare piece in very fine condition.