Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction Archive initials "M R" scratched in

initials "M R" scratched in place on the reverse

overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid-flight clutching a mobile swastika

the reverse inscribed “Zum 25 Jährigen Regierungsjubiläum 25

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Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Auction Archive initials "M R" scratched in(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Medaille in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central messenger pigeon flying over a fortress and city landscape, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY MESSENGER PIGEON REARING), the obverse designer marked E. WEIGAND F.,