Germany, Imperial. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Arts & Sciences, By Hossauer, Berlin Auction surrounded by a laurel wreath

surrounded by a laurel wreath tied at the bottom with a bow

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Footnote: The Academic Society of Letters

We say farewell to our comrade Carl Schmidt

Germany, Imperial. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Arts & Sciences, By Hossauer, Berlin Auction surrounded by a laurel wreath(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Knste). Instituted 31 May 1842 by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). An early to mid 20th century example in Gold with enamels, obverse consisting of a blue enameled ring with an inscription of POUR LE MRITE, joined to a central applique bearing a Hohenzollern style imperial eagle by mirrored initials of F II for Friedrich Wilhelm II, with separately affixed stylized Gold crowns adorning four