Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude s Assembly

s Assembly

at the age of 67

drop forged steel

with heavy grade twill machine stitching throughout

An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude s Assembly(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a landscape, circumscribed by inscriptions VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE (ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS) and FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE),