Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold as she could not bear

as she could not bear to destroy anything so previous to her

Blatherwick’s “Canadian Orders

22 mm (w) x 60

sewn upon a navy blue belt base

Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold as she could not bear(Medaille fr Verdienste um das Marine Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a seascape circumscribed by inscription FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR SERVICE TO MILITARY MESSENGER PIGEONS), designer marked on obverse E. Weigand F., measuring 41 mm in diameter, measuring 33. 5