Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Air Force Pilot’s Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac nor does it automatically entitle

nor does it automatically entitle individuals to any further awards

constructed of tan-coloured drill cloth

on a 55 mm-long gilded bronze chain with two needle pins for attachment

with a central silver aluminum wire mobile swastika

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Air Force Pilot’s Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac nor does it automatically entitle(Znachka na pilota). Instituted in 1921. (1930s issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a large eagle with open wings topped by a Hungarian Royal Crown and a superimposed B, the reverse offers a horizontal pin, maker mark on base denoting a crowned AB, measuring approximately 61. 2 mm (w) x 27. 2 mm (l), weighing 9. 33 grams, notable gilt wear, pin clasp slightly closed, very fine. Footnote: This first pattern, pre Third Reich pilot