Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case United Republic of good fine)

good fine)

hallmarked and maker marked - STERLING

the reverse of the ring bearing a raised inscription of “ALBRECHT DER BEAR

5 mm (w) x 91 mm (h)

Lieutenant (Gunner) Richard Walter Rayner survived the war

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case United Republic of good fine)(Brieftauben Wesen Medaille mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, the oberse bearing a raised messenger pigeon perched on top of a pillar, set against a rural landscape with a rising sun, the reverse bearing an engraved and wreathed inscription of DEM VIERFACHEN SIEGER 1930 (TO THE FOURFOLD WINNER 1930), unmarked, measuring 40 mm diameter, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux dark