Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive designer and engraver marked A

designer and engraver marked A

Instituted on 7 October 1936

32nd Infantry Battalion "Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regiment" Cap Badge (in browning copper

they remain glued together as they would have if they were bound to the cover

so it should have been freely awarded for merit

Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive designer and engraver marked A(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),