Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while a functional catch situated

while a functional catch situated within locks onto the blade’s clip

one that had been around for centuries

from fine to very fine

the obverse depicting the leftward facing effigy of King George VI

Slovakia. A Pilot’s Qualification Badge, Field Pilot No. 224 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while a functional catch situatedA 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.