Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Hold the USS Barb (SS-220)

the USS Barb (SS-220)

constructed of machine-embroidered blue threading on a white cotton background

1834 in Belfast

constructed of die stamped bronze

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Silver Merit Medal, With Case Hold the USS Barb (SS-220)(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.,