Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is constructed of fine

It is constructed of fine

Iron Cross First Class 1914 by K

with the central link displaying an oak leaf cluster in a knot formation with the reverse bearing hand engraved decorative lines and a single loop for the collar badge

the buttons fed through two reinforced button holes

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is constructed of fine(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