Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, By J. H. Werner, C.1916 GTRexclude measuring 72 mm x 53

measuring 72 mm x 53 mm

He was one of the organisers of the infamous public burning of books of “un-German” literature

in black ink on a thin off-white paper stock

ERDINGTON F

his Purple Heart Extract (typewritten

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour Le Mérite, By J. H. Werner, C.1916 GTRexclude measuring 72 mm x 53(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