Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse enamelled white and

the reverse enamelled white and inscribed Die er 102 1892 with crossed swords on the 12 o’clock arm

8 rams overall

1 the badge is missing all of its reverse hardware with the remnants of crude attempts at repair

Almost one year later

the interior is constructed of ornate coloured paper patterned with a sailing ship with a large sail

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse enamelled white and(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Kunst). Instituted 31 May 1842 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). A fine Pour le Mrite for Science and Art, constructed of 18K Gold with enamels, the obverse consisting of a central medallion bearing a raised Prussian imperial eagle wielding an orb and sceptre, circumscribed by mirrored monograms of King Friedrich II, in turn surrounded by a ring finished in blue enamels, bearing a gilt