Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity 226 mm x 300 mm)

226 mm x 300 mm)

along with rifle and revolver shooting

and had the honor of being the eighth former student of the school to be decorated with the Ritterkreuz

inside a circle of rope

56 mm x 65 mm)

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity 226 mm x 300 mm)(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a landscape, circumscribed by inscriptions VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE (ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS) and FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE),