Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, By C.e. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity twenty-eight are silvered

twenty-eight are silvered

His brother Heinrich died during the First War in the rank of lieutenant in 1918

this would have strong religious connotations

reverse of rays bears small holes to emphasize each bead on obverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, By C.e. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity twenty-eight are silvered(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 28 mm (w) x 53. 03 mm (h), weighing