Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Hold pin marked “8” (possibly for

pin marked “8” (possibly for maker Ferdinand Hoffstätter

situated within a blue enameled ring bearing an inscription of “ALBERTUS ANIMOSUS” (“ALBERT THE BOLD”) with arabesques

above sits a red-enamelled flag with the Soviet motto 'Proletarians (Workers) of all countries

many are plastic wrapped

one of which gives the less experienced pilots of his wing a tactical lesson with the aid of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 model plane

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Hold pin marked “8” (possibly for(Pour le Mrite Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock arm bearing a gilt monogram of King Friedrich, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and suspension ring retaining an original length of neck ribbon,