Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold Defence Medal (silvered silver

Defence Medal (silvered silver

obverse centrepeice is extremely well done

as she could not bear to destroy anything so previous to her

and Glass Plate with the Government Building

Duke Friedrich Wilhelm returned from the Congress of Vienna

Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Hold Defence Medal (silvered silver(Medaille fr Verdienste um das Marine Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a seascape circumscribed by inscription FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR SERVICE TO MILITARY MESSENGER PIGEONS), designer marked on obverse E. Weigand F., measuring 41 mm in diameter, measuring 33. 5