Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite With Crown Decoration, By Rothe, C.1925 certificate_of_authenticity obverse entitled "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke letzte

obverse entitled "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke letzte Aufnahme"

Henry ribbon

58 x 91mm (inclusive of loop)

The panels are fully trimmed with crimson-red piping

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite With Crown Decoration, By Rothe, C.1925 certificate_of_authenticity obverse entitled "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke letzte(Pour le Mrit mit Krone). Instituted June 1740 by King Friedrich II. (1740 1918 issue; c. 1925 manufacture). A rare and exquisite Pour le Mrite, constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, with each arm joined through the quadrants by finely detailed double sided Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE with scored lettering,