Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction Accompanied by a Souvenir Photo

Accompanied by a Souvenir Photo Album (containing forty-five black and white photographs taken while Perks was in the Egyptian theatre

1895 and placed in reserve status on October 1

Traditionally Austrian (and most other European Sovereigns) would often award most loyal and close associates

The leather liner bears a size mark of “57”

Buckle in die stamped silver-nickel

Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction Accompanied by a Souvenir Photo(Internationale Segelflugkommission C Abzeichen). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreathed joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central blue enameled disc bearing white gulls, the reverse with a boutonniere style clip, stamped with an issue number of 1673, a partially legible makers mark ending in TRE, FRANKFURT A. M., and a silver content number of 900, measuring 20. 64 mm in diameter,