Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, With Case, High-Quality Museum Example By Rothe C.1955 Auction Archive 7 mm (h) to 55

7 mm (h) to 55 mm (w) x 42

the grand cross consisting of a white enamelled five point star with ball finials and five smooth rays in each quadrant

the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich August III inside of a laurel and oak leaf wreath

red wool backer - with a maker’s tag reading “J

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, With Case, High-Quality Museum Example By Rothe C.1955 Auction Archive 7 mm (h) to 55(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