Germany, Imperial. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example with Case by Rothe, c. 1965 Republic of mounted to a bronze maple

mounted to a bronze maple leaf base with a chocolate-brown finish

scabbard shows original paint straight

Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

It was stationed in Norway

A rare and exceptionally high-quality example of a privately-purchased Gallipoli Star (a

Germany, Imperial. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example with Case by Rothe, c. 1965 Republic of mounted to a bronze maple(Pour le Mrite mit Etui, Museumsstck). Constructed of a gilded silver alloy with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by detailed Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilded and ribbed inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock arm bearing a gilded and ribbed monogram of King Friedrich II, the twelve oclock arm topped by a