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Vienna-Berlin Carrier Pigeon Flight Commemorative Medal
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1893 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated bust of Adolf Bachofen von Echt in high relief, depicted in civilian dress with a mustache. A circular legend runs along the beaded border, and the engraver's signature appears beneath the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Three carrier pigeons in flight depicted in high relief above a detailed landscape featuring trees and a panoramic city skyline. A ribbon carried by one of the birds and a stone marker in the lower field reference the route and event. The date appears in the exergue, with a circular legend along the beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | BRIEFTAUBEN · DISTANZ FLUG · WIEN · BERLIN · BERLIN · WIEN 30. JUL. 1893 (Translation: Carrier pigeons distance flight Vienna Berlin Berlin Vienna 30th July, 1893) |
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