Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm x 42 mm

8 mm x 42 mm

suspension loop and ring on a pale blue ribbon

226 mm x 300 mm)

the pair closest to the end having been added by the owner

and had the honor of being the eighth former student of the school to be decorated with the Ritterkreuz

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm x 42 mm(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),