Prussia, State. A Merit Medal For Merit In Wartime Homing Pigeon Training Buy Now 5th Class Knight - Type

5th Class Knight - Type III (1921-1941): Silver gilt and enamels

5 mm x 32 mm oval links

Footnote: Awarded to service men who had at least six months at sea in minesweepers or escort trawlers

After five months training

Prussia, State. A Merit Medal For Merit In Wartime Homing Pigeon Training Buy Now 5th Class Knight - Type(Verdienstmedaille um das Militair Brieftaubenwesen). A round silver medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse depicting a homing pigeon in flight; circumscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (German For Merit in Wartime Homing Pigeon Training); measuring 41. 12 mm in diameter; weighing 32. 3 grams; in overall very fine condition.