with chipping of enamels and replacement of the pinback evident
in bigger badge in gilded bronze with red
Karl Reinhold Hans Gehm was born on August 18
each button marked "EXTRA FEIN" (Extra Fine) on the reverse
his arm raised and holding one end of the chain in his left hand
Germany, Federal Republic. A NSFK Free Balloon Badge, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 visually-hidden with chipping of enamels and(Abzeichen fr Freiballonfhrer). Post May 1945 manufacture c. 1970 issue. Constructed of silvered white metal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath with a large centrally superimposed balloon and a NSFK insignia consisting of a winged Icarus and a mobile swastika at the top of the badge, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 45. 3 mm (w) x 60. 1 mm (l), in near mint condition. Footnote: Rudolf Souval was a predominant