blue enameled center shows a crowned lion ringed by the motto “L’union fait la force”
Footnote: The medal was instituted by the town of Château Thierry in 1920 to recognise the bravery of French and American soldiers who fought in the battle of Chateau Thierry on 18 July 1918
Footnote: This medal was instituted on 21 November 1941 and recognized service in Germany or Austria-Hungary between November 12
in overall in mint and unissued condition
1914-1934 - Bronze gilt on die-stamped metal
Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Prussian Flyers Commemorative Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive blue enameled center shows a(Flieger Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, overlaid by a central eagle on a hollow background flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a depressed barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by C. E.