Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Buy Now obverse illustrating a stylized left-facing

obverse illustrating a stylized left-facing portrait of Nicholas Copernicus

He was in France for twenty days

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Fraying evident at the tip of the cord on the braided section

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Buy Now obverse illustrating a stylized left-facing(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),