Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive so it should have been

so it should have been freely awarded for merit

the Torpedo School at Devonport "for training"

designer and engraver marked A

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

Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Medal for Meritorious Services to Carrier Pigeons Archive so it should have been(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),