Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Miniature Boutonniere Version, by J. Godet & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity he was awarded the Defence

he was awarded the Defence Medal

the obverse depicts a proletariat

Nickel-silver fixtures are secured to the scabbard at both the throat and tip with side rivets

he spent eleven weeks with HMHS Llanddovery Castle and was transferred to the CAMC Depot at Liverpool on June 4

with two laurel branches underneath

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour le Mérite, Miniature Boutonniere Version, by J. Godet & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity he was awarded the Defence(Pour le Mrite Miniatur). Instituted June 1940 by King Friedrich II. (1740 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by finely detailed Prussian imperial eagles, the three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock bearing a monogram of King Friedrich II, affixed to a boutonniere retaining a period original