Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Archive in the rank of Lieutenant

in the rank of Lieutenant Engineer (Retired)

affixed to a die-stamped bronze gilt base

2001-2006 (Birendra Aishwarya Sevā Padak

1st Class for 15 Years' Service (bronze gilt

Thick black finished leather washer remains relatively supple and is intact

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal Archive in the rank of Lieutenant(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),