Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Grand Cross Breast Star, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück c. 1960 Auction 58mm (x79mm including crescent suspension)

58mm (x79mm including crescent suspension)

surrounded by a white enamel ring inscribed MIL

mint condition with original white thread from factory still intact

(Deutscher Luftsportverband Plakette)

clearly paint a picture of an individual with a less than clear background and very pro-German sympathies

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Grand Cross Breast Star, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück c. 1960 Auction 58mm (x79mm including crescent suspension)(Orden Pour le Mrite Stern zum Grokreuz). Constructed of a gilded silver alloy with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a four pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a central gilded medallion bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of King Friedrich II, surrounded by a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE and laurel branches executed in green enamels with gilt highlights, with pebbled and gilded borders