Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction presenting central maker’s cartouche of

presenting central maker’s cartouche of Ouizille & Lemoine as official jewelry of the Chancellery of the Legion of Honor

Dolphin on September 19th

The left breast pocket has two vertically-aligned horizontal loops in green threading for placement of an award

complete with backing plate and fastening nut on reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction presenting central maker’s cartouche of(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.,