Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Mitgliedsabzeichen)

(Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Mitgliedsabzeichen)

and nine o’clock arms bearing a finely-detailed gilt inscription of “POUR LE MÉRITE” in Latin script

the interior of the tunic contains a pocket on the upper left breast and a manufacturer's label for K

Instituted on 7 October 1936

consisting of 1) An Early Political cap eagle

Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Mitgliedsabzeichen)(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),