Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück with Case, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity on a thin off-white paper

on a thin off-white paper stock

maker marked CEJ (Juncker) on reverse

A fine example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1

the obverse bearing a raised Algiz rune inset with a diamond

with reverse centre slightly turned counter clockwise and enamel loss

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück with Case, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity on a thin off-white paper(Pour le Mrite mit Etui, Museumsstck). Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by double sided 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 II, the twelve oclock arm topped by a suspension arch retaining a suspension