Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 383 mm x 497 mm)

383 mm x 497 mm)

the obverse bearing the same inscription “POR LA SEGURIDAD DEL ORDEN INTERIOR” (“For the Security of Internal Order”)

in addition to some loss of finish to the eagle insignia

the swords have loosened but remain firmly secured in place

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 383 mm x 497 mm)(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