Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case certificate_of_authenticity with much of the paint

with much of the paint missing but giving it that truly battle-worn look

this is one of the finest examples of this highly esteemed decoration I have ever held

similar to many Kriegsmarine badges

the Officer's Merchant Jacket Closure c

In 1873 he wrote A Descriptive Catalogue of the Political and Memorial Medals Struck in Honor of Abraham Lincoln that has since become the basis for those collecting Lincoln pieces

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case certificate_of_authenticity with much of the paint(Brieftauben Wesen Medaille mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, the oberse bearing a raised messenger pigeon perched on top of a pillar, set against a rural landscape with a rising sun, the reverse bearing an engraved and wreathed inscription of DEM VIERFACHEN SIEGER 1930 (TO THE FOURFOLD WINNER 1930), unmarked, measuring 40 mm diameter, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux dark