Italy, Fascist State. A Second War Royal Italian Air Force Pilot Badge, C.1941 certificate_of_authenticity with delicate purple enameled Japanese

with delicate purple enameled Japanese Imperial symbol of the Paulownia Flowers in each quadrant also in silver gilt

obverse centre featuring the portrait of Saint Gregory on a blue enamelled field

two of which feature handwritten messages from Lochman

one depicting a black-and-white composite photo of members of the ruling House of Hohenzollern

The Medal for Combat Service was instituted on October 17

Italy, Fascist State. A Second War Royal Italian Air Force Pilot Badge, C.1941 certificate_of_authenticity with delicate purple enameled Japanese(Regia Aeronautica Italiana). In bronze gilt, unmarked, measuring 73. 8 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), horizontal pinback, very light contact, green oxidation evident at the base of the roll bar, near extremely fine.