Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, With Oak Leaves, By Rothe, C.1945 Buy Now marked “Brandenburg 254” on the

marked “Brandenburg 254” on the reverse

FIRST PRIVATE PORT ROWAN INFANTRY CO

(1896 Issue)

numbered 86501

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, With Oak Leaves, By Rothe, C.1945 Buy Now marked “Brandenburg 254” on the(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 typical and expected Roman style gold lettering on the obverse as well as a finely detailed gold crown, the reverse presents plain blue enamel, the blue