IMPERIAL GERMAN POUR LE MERITE, BLUE MAX.

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VERY RARE WW1 PERIOD POUR LE MERITE, OR BLUE MAX MEDAL. THIS A JEWELER MADE PRIVATE PURCHASE EXAMPLE. AN OFFICER OF MEANS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE PLM WOULD HAVE ONE OR MORE OTHERS MADE FOR WEAR IN THE FIELD, OR MESS, HOME FRONT, ETC. OF GILT METAL WITH BLUE ENAMEL WORK. THERE IS A CHIP TO THE POINT OF ONE SIDE OF THE TOP OF THE CROSS TO THE ENAMEL, FRONT AND BACK, OTHERWISE THE MEDAL IN CLEAN CRISP CONDITION. THE RIBBON NW FOLDED INTO ITS CASE COMPARTMENT CLEARLY SHOWS THE PIECE WAS WORN MUCH IN ITS TIME, THE RIBBON AND THE WIRE WORK EDGING SHOWING WEAR. DARK BLUE VELVET CLOSE FITTING COMPARTMENT FOR THE MEDAL. CASE WITH BLU LEATHER COVERING WITH GOLD LEAF IMAGE TO THE LID