Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 United Republic of the Iron Cross 2nd Class

the Iron Cross 2nd Class on October 31

"after a good deal of riding in a saddle

the judiciary

gilt and untouched enamels

His first service entry is from December 4th

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 United Republic of the Iron Cross 2nd Class(Pour le Mrite). Instituted in June 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia. In gilded silver, presenting as a blue enamelled Maltese cross, with four open beaked eagles between the cross arms, each carefully hand etched and detailed and held solidly in their respective positions, the obverse centre with the crowned monogram F for Friedrich on the top cross arm and the name Pour le M rite starting from the left cross arm to the right ending on the bottom arm,