Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, With Case, High-Quality Museum Example By Rothe C.1955 Auction Archive (Wehrmacht Abzeichen und Insignien mit

(Wehrmacht Abzeichen und Insignien mit Schaukasten)

(Armeekreuz 1813-1814) Instituted 1814

measuring 51 mm x 47 mm

the 16th Prince Edward Regiment

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, With Case, High-Quality Museum Example By Rothe C.1955 Auction Archive (Wehrmacht Abzeichen und Insignien mit(Pour le Mrite, Museumsstck mit Etui). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, joined together through each quadrant by a detailed Prussian imperial eagle, the obverse three, six, and eight oclock arms bearing a gilded and ribbed inscription fo POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock arm bearing a gilded and ribbed monogram of King Friedrich II (the Great), the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled