along with being silver hallmarked with a crown over an "L" (assay office of the Province of Muntenia) within a swelled triangle with two niches at its upper left (indicating "900" silver
5th November 1854 - 8th September 1855
the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III
Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-five pages with copies of his Index Cards
original ribbons)
Germany, Imperial. A Pour Le Mérite In Gold, Collector’s Copy Dedicated To General Ernst Von Hoeppner By Rothe, C. 1960 United Republic of along with being silver hallmarked(Pour le Mrite). Instituted June 1740 by King Friedrich II. (1740 1918 issue; c. 1960 manufacture). Constructed of 14k Gold, consisting of a Maltese Cross with each arm joined through the quadrants by a double sided Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse with blue enameled arms, bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE set over the three, six, and nine oclock arm, with the twelve oclock arm bearing a crowned gilt monogram of King Friedrich II, the