Germany, Third Reich. A State Service Flag, Small Variant Auction Instituted 09

Instituted 09

marked with an illegible RZM code

focusing on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II

illustrating the right-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I flanked by branches of laurel leaves

Instituted January 11

Germany, Third Reich. A State Service Flag, Small Variant Auction Instituted 09(Reichsdienstflagge). A Reichsdienstflagge (State Service Flag), constructed of a cotton twill base dyed in red, overlaid by double sided central white discs fashioned from the undyed portion of the cloth base, in turn bearing black swastikas trimmed with white borders, the upper hoist edge of each side bearing black and white government style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, with rectangular reinforcements of identical red