Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück with Case, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity two visible rivets securing the

two visible rivets securing the exterior edelweiss in place

with reverse centre slightly turned counter clockwise and enamel loss

A fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officer’s “crusher” service cap

with enamel loss and overall condition likely cased by fire damage

the obverse bearing a raised Algiz rune inset with a diamond

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück with Case, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity two visible rivets securing the(Pour le Mrite mit Etui, Museumsstck). Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by double sided Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock arm bearing a gilt monogram of King Friedrich II, the twelve oclock arm topped by a suspension arch retaining a suspension