Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 United Republic of A Miniature Military Order of

A Miniature Military Order of Bravery - In gilded metal and enamels

with a pierced ball suspensions

a round medal

with nine petals

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a faux leather (leatherette) exterior

Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 United Republic of A Miniature Military Order ofSilvered bronze, unmarked, 24. 8 mm x 79. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Latvian aircrew trained in Poland, the badge issued in three grades: gold (gilt), silver and bronze. This particular badge was for a Military Air Dispatcher, who retrieved messenger tubes from a plane or balloon, as evidenced by the tube in the eagle's beak.