Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case GTRexclude with four rivets

with four rivets

the base matching the colour of the uniform

we will beat England

stating that Eckert is not fit for front service due to his varicose veins

a worn example with light soiling on the obverse

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case GTRexclude with four rivets(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.,