Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive measuring 101 mm (w) x

measuring 101 mm (w) x 772 mm

each running around its circumference: Its blue needle is stamped with an "N" (Norden) at on one end and sits upon a brass centre piece embedded in the core

77 mm (w) x 72

he was deemed "Medically Unfit" and was retired for the final time

then promoted to Acting Corporal on March 30

Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive measuring 101 mm (w) x(Brieftaubenwesen Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse bearing a central raised messenger pigeon in mid flight, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSVERBAND FR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CARRIER PIGEONS), the reverse bearing a central raised year of 1938 situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, circumscribed by an inscription of FR HERVORRAGENDE FLUGLEISTUNGEN (FOR MERITORIOUS FLIGHT PERFORMANCE),