Germany, Imperial. An Association of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal
(Militär-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 “FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN” (“FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 34 mm in diameter, weighing 15.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

