Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Naval Pigeon Service United Republic of A textbook HJ proficiency badge

A textbook HJ proficiency badge

A lot of three first and second war German miniature stickpins

while the embedded aluminum eagle rates better than very fine

Luftwaffe Tropical Tunic Eagle - in embroidered silvery-grey thread on khaki colored cotton

It was first built to house British and French prisoners of the First War

Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Naval Pigeon Service United Republic of A textbook HJ proficiency badge(Medaille fr Verdienste um das Marine Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of silver, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a seascape circumscribed by inscription FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MARINE BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR SERVICE TO NAVAL MESSENGER PIGEONS), designer marked on obverse E. Weigand F., measuring 41. 15 mm in diameter, weighing 32. 1 grams,