Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction Archive overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle

overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid-flight clutching a mobile swastika

strong catch and hinge

collar tabs with white bases

dated 20 February 1959

The badges in brass

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction Archive overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Medaille in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central messenger pigeon flying over a fortress and city landscape, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY MESSENGER PIGEON REARING), the obverse designer marked E. WEIGAND F.,