Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, With Case, By Emil Weigand Auction measuring 181 mm x 89

measuring 181 mm x 89 mm

Dorothea Marianne (148x104mm

from the "Zimmermann hoard" (from destroyed Zimmermann factory)

centre reverse blue enamel central medalion with Thai script and stylized red enameled surround

housing the original crescent hanger in blue/black Moroccan leather with an aluminum box clip at the top

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, With Case, By Emil Weigand Auction measuring 181 mm x 89(Bronzene Medaille fr Verdienste um das Militr Brieftaubenwesen mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the revere with a central pigeon flying over a fortified landscape, above crossed feathers, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY PIGEONRY), maker marked on the obverse E. WEIGAND F., measuring 41.