Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Archive but missing its catch -

but missing its catch - with period thin copper wires spun around the catch

affixed to a die-stamped bronze gilt base

2001-2006 (Birendra Aishwarya Sevā Padak

Thick black finished leather washer remains relatively supple and is intact

In December 1843

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Archive but missing its catch -(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),