Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons By Emil Weigan United Republic of maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ”

maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ” for the Leningrad Mint

and too many of the POWs would be killed

Constructed of two black felt straps

Two Army Awards

with a clear diamond-shaped shield housing a slip of paper stitched in place

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons By Emil Weigan United Republic of maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ”(Bronzene Medaille fr Verdienste um das Militr Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the revere with a central pigeon flying over a fortified landscape, above crossed feathers, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY PIGEONRY), maker marked on the obverse E. WEIGAND F., measuring 41. 16 mm in