Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold 1916 -1925 Issue

1916 -1925 Issue

Footnote: Friedrich-Wilhelm Morzik (1891–1985)

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

22 mm (w) x 60

Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold 1916 -1925 Issue(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